Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Also known as:
Floating Bethel
Year of Build:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1880, Cleveland,Ohio;
Official Number:
25095
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Heth, J. M. D., (1864); Bennett, James, (1865-1869); Law, J., (1873-1875); Law, John, (1876); Reverend Jones, John David, (1880);
Master(s):
Heth, J. M. D., (1864); Kirby, A. A., (1865); Law, J., (1873-1875); Loucler, J., (1869); Law, John, (1876);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 65' 6" Width/Beam: 16' 5" Depth: 6' 2"
1865
Length: 64.7' Width/Beam: 16.8' Depth: 6.11'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 59 + 28/95
1865
Gross: 37.77
1880
Enrollments/Registration
September 29, 1863
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-13-1864
October 13, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 239 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 5-5-1865
View document online
May 5, 1865
   Port: Sandusky Number: 36 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 8-30-1869
August 30, 1869
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 15 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1873
August 27, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 200 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-8-1874
June 8, 1874
   Port: Cleveland Number: 105 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-10-1875
June 10, 1875
   Port: Sandusky Number: 32 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-13-1876
June 13, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 116 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
March 8, 1880
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: "Floatine Bethel", Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Union (1863-1880);
b. Floating Bethel, "Floating Bethel" (1880- )
Nationality:
American (1863- )
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1868, St. Helena Island, ashore and released, (fish);

Notes
General notes:
Ultimate disposition unknown;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Sackets Harbor,New York;
Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Sackets Harbor,New York;
Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
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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