Wisconsin Maritime Museum

General Sherman (Scow, 1865)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
General Sherman
Year of Build:
1865
Rebuilt:
1. 1872;
2. 1879;
Official Number:
39389
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas B. Raymond
Ownership Notes:
Corning, T. B., (1865); Garray, T., (1868); Dendell, H., (1869-1872); Pendell, Sr., H., (1874); Richards, M., (1874);
Master(s):
Rocke, James, (1865); Garray, T., (1868); Dendell, H., (1869); Haskins, E., (1872); Pendell, Jr., H., (1874); Mills, J., (1874);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1865)
Hull Dimensions
1865
Length: 102.4' Width/Beam: 23.9' Depth: 5.1'
1872
Length: 108' 10" Width/Beam: 23' 9" Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1865
Gross: 93.94
1872
Gross: 168.87
1879
Enrollments/Registration
December 1, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 362 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 10-13-1868
October 13, 1868
   Port: Port Huron Number: 102 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-19-1868
November 19, 1868
   Port: Port Huron Number: 108 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1869
April 7, 1869
   Port: Port Huron Number: 10 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-8-1872
May 8, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 100 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1874
April 7, 1874
   Port: Port Huron Number: 75 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-18-1874
September 18, 1874
   Port: Port Huron Number: 23 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1879
June 30, 1879
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
History
Classification:
a. Scow (Unrigged Barge); General Sherman (1865-1879);
b. Unknown, General Sherman (1879- )
Nationality:
American (1865- )
Notes
General notes:
1860 Vessel Register notes her as being a pollywog (flat).
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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