Wisconsin Maritime Museum

A. C. Maxwell (Schooner, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
A. C. Maxwell
Year of Build:
1870
Rebuilt:
1. 1896;
Official Number:
1893
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
William Crosthwaite
Ownership Notes:
Kelderhouse, John, (1870); Palmer, J., (1873); Johnson, W. H., (1873); Johnson, H. J., (1873-1881); Johnson, H. C., (1883); Johnson, H. J., (1883); Penoyer, William V., (1886-1887); Smith, Edward, (1890-1893); Smith, Agnes, (1895); Cawper, William, (1895); Pringle, John C.,,(1895); McLeod, George, (1895); Galvin, Letitia, (1895); Mallon, Thomas C., (1895); Carpenter, A. M.,(1899-1904);
Master(s):
Death, C., (1873); Drott, C., (1873); Wilson, A., (1874); Johnes, Robert A., (1870); Thompson, J. C., (1879-1880); Wilson, A., (1881); Bolton, A., (1883); Penoyer, William V., (1886); Geraw, D., (1887); Mason, John, (1890); Smith, E., (1893); Devay, Phillip, (1895);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1870)
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 163' Width/Beam: 32.6' Depth: 11.6'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 469.13 Net: 445.68
1896
Enrollments/Registration
May 12, 1870
   Port: Port Huron Number: 42 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-15-1870
August 15, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1872
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May 1, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 129 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-18-1873
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February 18, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 42 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1873
April 17, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 73 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-12-1873
June 12, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 114 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1874
May 14, 1874
   Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1875
March 30, 1875
   Port: Cleveland Number: 35 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1876
April 17, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 85 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1879
April 25, 1879
   Port: Cleveland Number: 52 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-23-1879
September 23, 1879
   Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1880
March 15, 1880
   Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-15-1881
August 15, 1881
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1883
April 28, 1883
   Port: Cleveland Number: 58 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-5-1883
July 5, 1883
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-6-1884
May 6, 1884
   Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-16-1886
August 16, 1886
   Port: Port Huron Number: 113 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-14-1887
April 14, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 114 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-14-1890
March 14, 1890
   Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-21-1893
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February 21, 1893
   Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1895
View document online
April 18, 1895
   Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-2-1896
View document online
June 2, 1896
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, A. C. Maxwell (1870-1908)
Nationality:
American (1870-1908)
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1870, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $1, 880 loss;
2. 4/00/1871, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale and repaired, $600 loss;
3. 12/8/1885, 4 miles above Goderich, ashore and released;
3. 11/5/1908, Woolworth's dock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, collision, (Propeller, R. W. England), sank;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
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. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1870-1909);
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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