City of Manitowoc (Schooner, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Henry B. Burger
Ownership Notes:: Richards, J., (1872); Glass, H., (1873-1874); Higgie, F., (1877); Glass, R., (1878);
Master(s):: Goldsmith, J., (1872); Higgie, F. B., (1873-1877); Woolnough, C., (1878);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 3, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 26 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 5-5-1873
May 5, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 157 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-21-1874
April 21, 1874: Port: Milwaukee Number: 135 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-3-1877
October 3, 1877: Port: Milwaukee Number: 6 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Chicago 10-31-1877
October 31, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1878
April 8, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 6-29-1878
June 29, 1878: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed; Next document: Milwaukee 3-31-1879; Next document: (Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, City of Manitowoc (1872- )
Nationality:: American (1872-1879); Canadian (1879- )
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1873, Racine, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $400 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She left for Europe in 1875; May of 1878, she was chartered for Europe with deals;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1879);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218