Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Clara
Year of Build:
1877
Rebuilt:
1. 1885;
Official Number:
125616
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Foreman, R. W., (1880-1881); Phillips, C. A., (1881); Nichols, G. L., (1881); Lawrence, William S., (1883-1885); Hoag, George E., (1885); Paulsen, M., (1886); Olsen, H. J., (1887);
Master(s):
Foreman, R. W., (1880-1881); Lawrence, W. S., (1881); Lawrence, William S., (1883-1885); Hoag, George E., (1885); Paulsen, M., (1886); Olsen, H. J., (1887);
Hull Dimensions
1885
Length: 51.5' Width/Beam: 13.9' Depth: 4.3'
Tonnage
1877
Gross: 10.98 Net: 10.44
1885
Gross: 21.06 Net: 20.34
Enrollments/Registration
August 23, 1877
   Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-9-1880
June 9, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 182 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-21-1881
July 21, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-1-1881
October 1, 1881
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 57 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-6-1883
October 6, 1883
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 33 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-25-1885
April 25, 1885
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 57 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-10-1885
December 10, 1885
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 50 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-21-1886
June 21, 1886
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 113 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 8-19-1887
August 17, 1887
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 13 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-13-1888

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Clara (1877-1885);
b. Schooner, Clara (1885-1888)
Nationality:
American (1877-1888)
Chronology:

1. 8/23/1887, near Miller's Station, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, waterlogged, capsized and wrecked;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1877-1880);
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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