Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ada Medora (Schooner, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ada Medora
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1877;
2. 1898, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:
403
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Roderick Calkins
Ownership Notes:
Whitney, D., (1867); Martin, N., (1873); Shaw, William W., (1875-1904);
Master(s):
McIntire, J., (1867-1869); Martin, N., (1873); Shaw, W., (1875); Martin, N., (1877); Shaw, W. W., (1880); Shaw, W. E., (1894); Bailey, John, (1896); Johnson, John W., (1898);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 138.3' Width/Beam: 25.7' Depth: 11.1'
1877
Length: 138' Width/Beam: 26'
1898
Length: 137' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 301.77 Net: 286.69
1877
Gross: 301.77 Net: 286.69
1898
Gross: 290.66 Net: 266.40
Enrollments/Registration
May 27, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 2-28-1873
February 28, 1873
   Port: Chicago Number: 156 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-19-1875
March 19, 1875
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 62 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-2-1877
April 2, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Milwaukee 3-19-1880
March 19, 1880
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-7-1894
April 7, 1894
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-9-1896
April 9, 1896
   Port: Chicago Number: 88 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1898
April 29, 1898
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Chicago 1-22-1900
January 22, 1900
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ada Medora (1867-1906)
Nationality:
American (1867-1906)
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1868, Lake Erie, cargo of lumber became waterlogged, $500 loss;
2. 10/7/1906, Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie, struck north breakwater, sank and hull broke to pieces, (lumber);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1907);
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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