Levi Grant (Schooner, 1872)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Levi Grant
Year of Build:: 1872
Rebuilt:: 1. 1906, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Official Number:: 15874

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: George McClelland & Company
Ownership Notes:: Merrill, J., (1872); Steels, J., (1874); Boyce, Jonathon, (1874-1893); Lawson, Peter, (1886); Kjelson, Anton, (1894-1895); Groh, William, (1896); Groh O., (1898); Freisnuth, John, (1898); Fremouth, John, (1899); Win, (1904); Schlosser, W., (1899-1904);
Master(s):: Merrill, J., (1872); Kohnerb, E., (1874); Lawson, Peter, (1886); Leonard, J., (1889): Kjelson, Anton, (1894); Williamson, A., (1895); Larsen, Fred, (1896); Lorenz, F., (1898); Fremouth, John, (1899); Norem, N. J., (1899);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1872)

Hull Dimensions

1872: Length: 127.3' Width/Beam: 26.8' Depth: 7.8'

Tonnage

1872: Gross: 204.93 Net: 194.69
1906

Enrollments/Registration

May 9, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 134 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 3-18-1874
March 18, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 140 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-8-1874
April 8, 1874: Port: Grand Haven Number: 45 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-26-1886
April 26, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 83 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-4-1889
May 4, 1889: Port: Grand Haven Number: 95 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-15-1894
February 15, 1894: Port: Milwaukee Number: 49 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-21-1894
August 24, 1894: Port: Milwaukee Number: 18 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-8-1895
January 8, 1895: Port: Milwaukee Number: 36 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-9-1895
November 9, 1895: Port: Milwaukee Number: 29 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1896
April 1, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 57 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-17-1898
January 17, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-11-1898
April 11, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 48 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-12-1899
January 12, 1899: Port: Milwaukee Number: 42 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-6-1899
September 6, 1899: Port: Milwaukee Number: 17 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-16-1906
October 16, 1906: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed; Next document: Milwaukee 7-16-1913

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Levi Grant (1872-1906);
b. Barge, Levi Grant (1906-1913)
Nationality:: American (1872-1913)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1872, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Messenger), repaired, $800 loss;
2. 7/11/1913, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1907);

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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