Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Aaron B. Ward
Also known as:
A. B. Ward
Year of Build:
1854
Major repairs:
1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, John Gregory, Chicago, Illinois;:
2. 1866, John Stone, Chicago, Illinois;
3. 1872;
Official Number:
383
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Burley
Ownership Notes:
Bowman, Justine, (1863-1871); Crawford, John A., (1863-1872); Ward, E. B., (1864); John Stone, (1866); Teal, D., (1867); Smith, H., (1870); Butler, Frank S., (1878-1882); Crawford. Kate, (1884-1888); Richardson, A. S., (1893); Horton, A. W., (1911);
Master(s):
Butler, Frank S., (1863-1882); Stone, John, (1866); Teal, D., (1867); Congar, D., (1870); Smith, James, (1884); Seamed, E. P., (1888); Sullivan, N., (1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1854)*
Hull Dimensions
1854
Length: 55' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 5.5'
1865
Length: 54.9' Width/Beam: 14.1' Depth: 6.1'
1866
Length: 59.8' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 7.2'
1866
Length: 55.55' Width/Beam: 14.2' Depth: 5.45'
Tonnage
1854
Gross: 37 + 50/95
1865
Gross: 24.65
1866
Gross: 23.75
1866
Gross: 30.67
1872
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Troy 3-9-1861
March 9, 1861
   Port: Troy Number: 4 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1863
April 1, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-2-1865
June 2, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 373 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1866
April 30, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 730 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt, still a Propeller (Tug)
Next document: Chicago 6-18-1866
June 18, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 777 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt as a Schooner
Next document: Chicago 9-17-1866
September 17, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Chicago 2-12-1867
February 12, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 192 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-14-1867
February 14, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 193 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-25-1870
April 25, 1870
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 43 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-23-1871
May 23, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 201 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Grand Haven 11-00-1871

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
April 29, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 121 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Grand Haven 4-26-1878
April 26, 1878
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 49 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-16-1878
May 16, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 11-14-1878
November 14, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 23 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1882
April 19, 1882
   Port: Chicago Number: 109 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1884
April 19, 1884
   Port: Chicago Number: 84 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-9-1888
May 9, 1888
   Port: Chicago Number: 190 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1893
April 28, 1893
   Port: Chicago Number: 84 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1899
April 10, 1899
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-13-1904
June 13, 1904
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Aaron B. Ward (1854-1866);
b. Schooner, A. B. Ward (1866-1911)
Nationality:
American (1854-1911)
Chronology:
1. 3/00/1860, Chicago, sank in consequence of a hole being left in her bottom by the carpenters, raised, $100 loss;
2. 4/00/1862, Chicago Harbor, collision, (Brig, Susan Clark), sank and raised;
3. 4/24/1870, Lake Michigan, waterlogged and capsized, (shingles and potatoes), (3 lives lost);
4. 10/00/1870, Grand Haven, wrecked and became a total loss;
5. 8/20/1881, Chicago River, boiler exploded and replaced, 2 lives lost;
Notes
General notes:
*She has two masts when she was changed from a propeller to a schooner;
She was dismantled or abandoned in 1911;
Lytle-Holdcamper have her official number as 381
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1871);
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
8. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
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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