Thomas Gawn (Schooner, 1872)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Thomas Gawn
Year of Build:: 1872
Official Number:: 24915

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: John F. Squires & Wallace Henry
Ownership Notes:: Wallace, David, (1872-1877); Richardson, W. C., (1884-1887); Sicken, M., (1888-1907); Lawrence, Julius, (1899-1923); Sicken Salt & Lumber Company, (1907); Glover, George, (1923-1926);
Master(s):: Wallace, Henry, (1872-1877); Nelson, John, (1884); Porter, Alex, (1886); Glass, C., (1888); Cottrell, F. W., (1889); Titus, E. P. M., (1890): Heinklman, H., (1892): Lawrenson, Julius, (1895); Gawn, Homer, (1899);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1872

Hull Dimensions

1872: Length: 170.8' Width/Beam: 31.7' Depth: 13.5'

Tonnage

1872: Gross: 549.96 Net: 522.46

Enrollments/Registration

August 26, 1872: Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 8-1-1877
August 1, 1877: Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 8-201877
August 20, 1877: Port: Cleveland Number: 14 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1884
April 25, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-23-1884
May 23, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 81 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1886
April 10, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1887
April 4, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1888
April 7, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 125 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-21-1889
March 21, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 89 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-14-1890
April 14, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 121 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-13-1892
April 13, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 126 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1894
March 23, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 68 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-11-1895
April 11, 1895: Port: Port Huron Number: 62 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-25-1896
March 25, 1896: Port: Port Huron Number: 49 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-29-1899
March 29, 1899: Port: Port Huron Number: 46 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Detroit 5-20-1926

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Thomas Gawn (1872-1926)
Nationality:: American (1872-1926)
Chronology:: 1. 11/17/1884, mid-lake, Lake Erie, disabled in a storm, towed into port for repairs;
2. 11/9/1903, Duluth Harbor, sank and raised;
3. 4/26/1926, River Rouge, Michigan, sank and wreck removed later that year;

Notes

General notes:: She was removed from the Rouge River as a total wreck in 1926;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1872-1926);

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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