Journeyman (Scow Schooner, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Journeyman
Year of Build:: 1873
Rebuilt:: 1. 1879;
Official Number:: 75548

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wenona, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Isaac Preston*
Ownership Notes:: Whitehead, George, (1873); Hess, L., (1874-1875); Hess, F. C., (1878-1879); Boland, D., (1882); Ryan, T. M., (1890-1891);
Master(s):: Lariscey, John, (1873); Becker, G., (1874);Hess, L., (1875); Hess, F. C., (1878-1879); Boland, D,. (1882); Ryan, T. M., (1890-1891);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1873)

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 129.6' Width/Beam: 26.2' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 235.04 Net: 223.29
1879: Gross: 235.04 Net: 223.29

Enrollments/Registration

July 30, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 8 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-13-1874
April 13, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 86 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-24-1875
April 24, 1875: Port: Oswego Number: 19 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-16-1878
April 16, 1878: Port: Oswego Number: 18 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-16-1879; Next document: (Vessel Retired)
April 16, 1879: Port: Oswego Number: 25 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt as a Barge
Next document: Buffalo 3-7-1882
March 7, 1882: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-28-1882
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March 28, 1882: Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1890
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April 7, 1890: Port: Buffalo Number: 56 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-19-1891
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May 19, 1891: Port: Buffalo Number: 80 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-7-1897
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, Journeyman (1873-1879);
b. Barge, Journeyman, (1879-1897)
Nationality:: American (1873-1897)

Notes

General notes:: *Isaac Preston built her at Whitehead and Websters Shipyard, located below Wenona, Michigan;
She had steel and wire rigging provided by Simpson and Walters of Cleveland, Ohio;
She was painted with green with white bulwarks;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1897);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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