Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alice Craig
Also known as:
John B. Floyd
Year of Build:
1857
Rebuilt:
1. 1864;
2. 1877, Duluth, Minnesota;
Official Number:
554
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Revenue Cutter
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Eagle Figure Head
Builder Name:
Muir & Gay
Ownership Notes:
United States Government, (1857-1864); Rice, (1864); Craig, James, (1864); Toll, Alex (1864-1865); McMorrine, J., (1866); Murphy, J., (1869); Bromian, E., (1870); Edwards, D.,(1871); Hughes, C., (1877); Boutin, N., (1879);
Master(s):
Knapp, (1862); Wydeman, J. H., (1866); Joscelyn, J., (1869); Edwards, D., (1870); Mitchell, George D., (1864); Bantin, N., (1871); Wandstad, O., (1879);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 63' Width/Beam: 17' 6" Depth: 6'
1865
Length: 62.7' Width/Beam: 18.4' Depth: 6.1'
1877
Length: 62.7' Width/Beam: 18.4' Depth: 6.1'
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 58 +3/95
1865
Gross: 40.17
1877
Gross: 43.01 Net: 40.86
1864
Enrollments/Registration
June 23, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 145 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Detroit 8-6-1865
August 6, 1865
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 7-20-1865
July 20, 1865
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 1 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1868
April 30, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 729 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-12-1869
October 12, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 68 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-17-1870
August 17, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-20-1871
June 20, 1871
   Port: Marquette Number: 15 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-31-1874

Next document: (Loss of vessel and papers)
July 12, 1877
   Port: Duluth Number: 1 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Marquette 9-12-1879
September 12, 1879
   Port: Marquette Number: 5 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 1-12-1882
January 12, 1882
   Port: Marquette Number: 14 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-23-1888

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Revenue Cutter, John B. Floyd (1857-1864);
b. Schooner, Alice Craig (1864-1888)
Nationality:
American (1857-1888)
Chronology:
1. 11/(16-19)/1869, near St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 12/00/1871, Lake Superior, dismasted and went ashore, released, $475 loss;
3. 11/00/1872, Duluth, Lake Superior, ashore and released, $10, 000 loss;
4. 00/00/1883, Lake Superior;
Notes
General notes:
At the outbreak of the Civil War, she went to the sea coast where she was armed; After the war, she returned to the Great Lakes;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, 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: (1868-1888);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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