Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Shawnee (Schooner, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Shawnee
Year of Build:
1873
Rebuilt:
1. 1899;
Official Number:
115140
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
William Linn & Jphn Craig
Ownership Notes:
Hackett, R., (1873); Western Transportation and Coal Company, (1873); Moran, W. B., (1877); Eagar, P., (1877); Adams, Thomas, (1878-1893); Scott, M. P., (1894-1895); Wescoft, C. H., (1899); Westcoft, John W., (1899); Hann, John, (1904); Huron and Erie Transportation Company, (1907); Ellery, William H., (1911); Dougal, Duncan, (1911);
Master(s):
Edgar, D., (1873); Hackett, R. J., (1877-1878); Eagar, P., (1877); Follins, G., (1879); Codotte, J., (1880); Cadette, D. B., (1884); Adams, Thomas, (1887): Westcott, J. W., (1894); Scott, M. P., (1895-1899); Leonard, H. B., (1911);
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 178.4' Width/Beam: 33.3' Depth: 12.5'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 571.73 Net: 543.15
Enrollments/Registration
April 19, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 118 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1877
April 10, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-18-1877
October 18, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-13-1878
April 13, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1879
April 29, 1879
   Port: Detroit Number: 77 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-18-1880
November 18, 1880
   Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1884
April 16, 1884
   Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-26-1887
March 26, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-8-1894
March 8, 1894
   Port: Port Huron Number: 38 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-13-1895
April 13, 1895
   Port: Port Huron Number: 65 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1896
April 8, 1896
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-18-1899
May 18, 1899
   Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Chicago 2-7-1900
February 7, 1900
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Shawnee (1873-1911)
Nationality:
American (1873-1911);
Chronology:
1. 5/22/1910, Thunder Bay Island, ashore and released;
2. 5/16/1911, 1/4 mile northwest of Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie, ashore and became a total wreck, (coal); The government
removed the wreck;
Notes
General notes:
She was hull # 12;
She was chartered for ocean service in 1898;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1911);
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
6. Wright's Master Sheet
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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