Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Edward Blake (Schooner, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Edward Blake
Year of Build:
1872
Rebuilt:
1. 1876;
Official Number:
73912
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Burwell, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Lemuel McDermand
Ownership Notes:
St. Johns,Frederick, (1872); Freeman, Dan, (1872);
Master(s):
Irving, Sandy, (1872); Thompson, Peter, (1875-1876); Sidney;
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1872)
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 136' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 12.2'
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 360
1876
Registered: 328.52
Enrollments/Registration
May 15, 1872
   Port: Port Burwell
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Burwell 8-7-1876
August 7, 1876
   Port: Port Burwell
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Edward Blake (1872-c.1907)
Nationality:
Canada (1872-c.1907)
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1875, she was hove to for 9 days in the Atlantic Ocean, (lumber);
2. 11/11/1883, Port Colborne, Lake Erie, ashore and released; (coal);
3. 7/22/1886, Bar Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Bar Point Lightship), sank and raised;
4. 10/00/1898, Lake Huron, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
5. 00/00/1907, Middle Duck Island, ashore and hull went to pieces
Notes
General notes:
1875, she left Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with timber for London, England; Arrived London; Sailed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; cleared Rio de Janeiro for London, England; Cleared London for South Africa; Cleared South Africa for America, in 1876;
Reportedly she was lost in 1907; Ultimate disposition unknown;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Port Burwell, Ontario;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
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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