Milton (Scow Schooner, 1867)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Milton
Year of Build:: 1867
Official Number:: 50395

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Ellsworth and Davidson
Ownership Notes:: Gilland, John, (1867); Gillard, J., (1867); Miller, M., (1871); Richardson, M. E., (1878); Pates, H., (1880); Bayman, C., (1881): Reichler, F., (1883); Mathison, J., (1885);
Master(s):: Gilland, John, (1867); Gillard, J. (1867); Swinebune, D., (1871); Richardson, T., (1878): Wright, J., (1880); Bayman, C., (1881): Hansen, H., (1883): Mathison, J., (1885);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1867)

Hull Dimensions

1867: Length: 101.9' Width/Beam: 24.1' Depth: 6.6'

Tonnage

1867: Gross: 130.35 Net: 123.84

Enrollments/Registration

May 3, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 112 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 3-31-1868
March 31, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 84 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1870
April 18, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 87 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-27-1871
March 27, 1871: Port: Milwaukee Number: 63 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-10-1878
October 10, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 26 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-16-1880
July 16, 1880: Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-11-1881
April 11, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 90 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-4-1882
April 4, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 119 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1883
April 12, 1883: Port: Milwaukee Number: 59 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-9-1885
April 9, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-7-1885
May 7, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 75 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-30-1885; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner (Barge), Milton (1867-1885)
Nationality:: American (1867-1885)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1869, sprang a leak in a gale on Lake Michigan, and repaired, (lumber);
2. 11/00/1869, ashore near St. Joseph's, Lake Michigan, and released;
3. 10/10/1883, ashore and released;
4. 9/8/1885, off Two Rivers Point, Wisconsin, foundered and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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: (1874-1886);
7. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;

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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