Higgie & Jones (Schooner, 1872)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Higgie & Jones
Also known as:: Higgie; George Sturges (Sturgis)
Year of Build:: 1872
Official Number:: 18746

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Higgie, W., (1872-1875); Doyle, M., (1873); Higgie, H. F., (1876-1878); Higgie, J. M., (1879); Higgie, W. F., (1882-1883); Ayer, Ed E., (1884-1895); Goodman, James P., (1898-1904);
Master(s):: Higgie,W., (1872); Daly, J., (1873); Leon, G., (1875); Higgie, J. M., (1876-1879); Higgie, J. H., (1879); Higgie, W. F., (1882-1883); McNair, A.,, (1883); Ledden, Thomas, (1884-1890); Goodman, James P., (1898);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1872)

Hull Dimensions

1872: Length: 173.3' Width/Beam: 31.1' Depth: 11.8'

Tonnage

1872: Gross: 439.53 Net: 417.56

Enrollments/Registration

October 9, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1872
April 18, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 228 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-4-1875
November 4, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-29-1876
July 29, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1878
April 30, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 86 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1879
April 26, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 72 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-1-1879
July 1, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-4-1882
March 4, 1882: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-27-1882
April 27, 1882: Port: Chicago Number: 116 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Name changed
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1883
April 21, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-23-1883
October 23, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1884
April 2, 1884: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-27-1890
May 27, 1890: Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to George Sturges
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1898
April 20, 1898: Port: Chicago Number: 41 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 8-27-1900
August 27, 1900: Port: Ogdensburg
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Higgie & Jones (1872-1882);
b. Schooner, Higgie (1882-1890);
c. Schooner, George Sturgis (Sturges) (1890- )
Nationality:: American (1872-1908)
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1884, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak mid-lake and repaired, (wheat);
2. 11/13/1885, Georgian Bay, sunk and raised, (no cargo);
3. 6/26/1898, Mackinaw City, _____ Bay, ashore and released;
4. 10/12/1908, Madagascar Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence;

Notes

General notes:: She went to the Coast during the war;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1890);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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