Rouse Simmons (Schooner, 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Allen McClelland and Company
Ownership Notes:: Towsler, Royal B., (1870); Hackley, Charles H., (1873-1895); Leonard, John, (1898-1904);
Master(s):: Ackerman, A., (1870); Hackley, C., (1873); Miller, W., (1876); Hackley, Charles H., (1881-1886); Leonard, John, (1898);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 27, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 20 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel; Next document: Milwaukee 6-21-1870
June 21, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 128 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 3-15-1873
March 15, 1873: Port: Grand Haven Number: 33 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-13-1876
April 13, 1876: Port: Grand Haven Number: 45 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-18-1881
June 18, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 163 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-14-1886
April 14, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 67 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-23-1898
May 23, 1898: Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-20-1904
May 20, 1904: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Rouse Simmons (1868-1912)
Nationality:: American (1868-1912)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1869, Lake Michigan, lost sails and rigging in a gale and refitted, $1, 000 loss;
2. 11/22/1912, Racine, Lake Michigan, sank, (11 lives lost), (Christmas Trees);
3. 00/00/1971, she was discovered in 170 feet of water and had become known as the "Christmas Tree Ship"; She was surveyed
by the Wisconsin Historical Society for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, 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. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. The Great Lakes Historical Society's publication entitled, ""Mast"";
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1872-1913);

Contact

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