Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Daniel G. Fort
Year of Build:
1869
Rebuilt:
1. 1881, Oswego, New York;
Official Number:
6627
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Tonawanda, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Parsons and Humble
Ownership Notes:
Parsons, Samuel, (1869); Humble (1869); Moss, Mericle, (1870); Haight, (1870); Merick, A. J., (1873): Faulkner, G. C., (1873); Faulker, T. E., (1877); Post, J., (1879); Post, N., (1880); Best, N., (1881); Quonce, A., (1881); McCarthy, J. H., (1888-1890); Martin, T., (1891); Frost, K. A., (1892); Frost, D. C., (1893);
Master(s):
Holland, M. M., (1869); Mericle, A. J., (1870); Faultner, T. E., (1873); Merick, A. J., (1873); Carlisle, W., (1877-1879); Delwin, J.,(1880); Daniels, E., (1881); Daniels, R., (1881); McCarthy, J. H., (1888): Andrews, F., (1890): Andrews, W. F., (1891-1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1869)
Hull Dimensions
1869
Length: 137' Width/Beam: 26.3' Depth: 12.2'
1881
Length: 138' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1869
Gross: 357.75
1881
Gross: 339.68 Net: 322.70
Enrollments/Registration
May 31, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 271 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Dunkirk 4-2-1870
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April 2, 1870
   Port: Dunkirk Number: 1 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Dunkirk 2-6-1873
October 6, 1873
   Port: Dunkirk Number: 1 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-12-1873
April 12, 1873
   Port: Oswego Number: 123 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1877
April 16, 1877
   Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-1-1877
October 1, 1877
   Port: Oswego Number: 14 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-28-1878
September 28, 1878
   Port: Oswego Number: 13 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-28-1879
August 28, 1879
   Port: Oswego Number: 11 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-10-1880
April 10, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-2-1881
April 2, 1881
   Port: Oswego Number: 25 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Cargo Changed
Next document: Oswego 4-20-1881
April 20, 1881
   Port: Oswego Number: 32 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-12-1881
May 12, 1881
   Port: Oswego Number: 34 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 4-26-1883
April 26, 1883
   Port: Oswego Number: 9 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Oswego 6-21-1883
June 21, 1883
   Port: Oswego Number: 28 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 2-2-1887
February 2, 1887
   Port: Oswego Number: 9` of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-31-1887
March 31, 1887
   Port: Oswego Number: 15 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-19-1888
April 19, 1888
   Port: Oswego Number: 13 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-30-1890
April 30, 1890
   Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-1-1891
May 1, 1891
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-16-1892
April 16, 1892
   Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-11-1893
April 11, 1893
   Port: Oswego Number: 9 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 12-14-1894

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Daniel G. Fort (1869-1894)
Nationality:
American (1869-1894)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1869, damaged her outfit in heavy weather on Lake Erie, and refitted;
2. 00/00/1887, Pelee Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 11/27/1894, Oswego, Lake Ontario, ashore near the Life Saving Station and hull went to pieces, (no cargo);
Notes
General notes:
She was painted green in 1869;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1895);
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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