Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Eliza Gerlach (Schooner, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Eliza Gerlach
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
8189
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
John Blaisdelt
Ownership Notes:
Gerlach, John, (1867-1895); Blaisdell, John, (1867); Erie Cleveland Steam Boat Company, (1897); Fitch, William M., (1899); Ireland, R. L., (1904);
Master(s):
Mallory, George, (1867-1871); Delangie, T., (1878);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 127.6' Width/Beam: 26.3' Depth: 11.2'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 271.43 Net: 257.86
Enrollments/Registration
July 30, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 126 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 8-3-1868
August 3, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1868
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 9-3-1868
September 3, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 110 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 3-28-1871
March 28, 1871
   Port: Cleveland Number: 68 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
June 29, 1877
   Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 6-1-1878
June 1, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 79 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 5-24-1897
May 24, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 143 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-24-1897
June 24, 1897
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Eliza Gerlach (1867- )
Nationality:
American (1867- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1873, Milwaukee, struck a pier and repaired, $200 loss;
2. 9/18/1913, off Cleveland, sank by shell bombardment as part of Perry's Celebration;
Notes
General notes:
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was made a Lighter either in Cleveland or named Cleveland;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1808);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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