Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Express (Schooner, 1864)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Express
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
7511
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Charles Huntley
Ownership Notes:
Lyman, A. P., (1864-1865); Slauson, James, (1868-1871);
Master(s):
McGraw, E., (1864-1865); Lane, W., (1868-1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1864)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 125.9' Width/Beam: 29.8' Depth: 8.9'
1865
Length: 120.3' Width/Beam: 30.2' Depth: 8.6'
Tonnage
1864
Gross: 301 + 48/95
1865
Gross: 244.08
Enrollments/Registration
June 16, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 96 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 46 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 3-23-1868
March 23, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 70 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-15-1869
June 15, 1869
   Port: Marquette Number: 14 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1873
April 14, 1873
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Express (1864- );
b. Brig, Express ( - )
Nationality:
American (1864- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/11867, Lake Huron, collision and repaired, $400 loss;
2. 11/00/1869, damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan, and repaired;
3. 4/18/1878, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, John A. Dix), sank;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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