Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Golden Fleece (Bark, 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Golden Fleece
Year of Build:
1862
Rebuilt:
1. 1869, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:
10197
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Bark
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters
Ownership Notes:
Sturgis, S., (1862); Sturgis, B., (1863-1865); Egan,W. M., (1865-1871); Duffy, John J., (1887); Doville, J., (1889-1890);
Master(s):
Wood, Samuel, (1862-1865); Hurlbust, S., (1869-1871); Duffy, John J., (1887); Porter, E. K., (1889-1890); somerville, William, (1890):
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 161.77' Width/Beam: 31.13' Depth: 13'
1865
Length: 161' Width/Beam: 30.5' Depth: 12.75'
1869
Length: 139.6' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 10.4'
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 609 + 52/95
1865
Gross: 451.96 Net: 427.37
1869
Gross: 363 Net: 345
Enrollments/Registration
April 28, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1862
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-15-1862
May 15, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-6-1863
April 6, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-6-1865
April 6, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 133 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 9-20-1865
September 20, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 512 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-14-1869
September 14, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Buffalo 9-16-1871
September 16, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-28-1871
September 28, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 44 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 4-7-1887
April 7, 1887
   Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1889
April 10, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 102 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-13-1890
May 13, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 115 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-27-1890
August 27, 1990
   Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1990
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-12-1892

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Golden Fleece (1862-1869);
b. Schooner, Golden Fleece (1869-1892)
Nationality:
American (1862-1892)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1867, Lake Erie, lost sails, topmasts and head gear, refitted;
2. 10/00/1868, Lake Huron, damaged hull and cargo in a gale, repaired, $11, 500 loss;
3. 6/00/1869, detained several hours on the Chicago bar and released;
4. 7/00/1869, damaged her centre board on Lake Michigan and repaired;
5. 8/00/1869, Chicago, lost jibboom by collision, (Schooner, Mediterranean), and repaired, $300 loss;
6. 11/00/1869, Hog Island Reef, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss, (coal);
7. 7/00/1871, near Port Austin Reef, Lake Michigan, damaged in a storm and repaired, $31, 000 loss;
8. 10/17/1890, Canadaway Creek, 3 miles west of Dunkirk, Lake Erie, ashore and became a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1892);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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