Phoenix (Schooner, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Phoenix
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1872, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:: 20224

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Stoney Creek, New York*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: L. Reed
Ownership Notes:: 'Read, George W., (1869-1872); Mixer, J. G., (1872); Armstrong, A. J., (1872-1875); Sinclair, A. C., (1877-1881); Warner, Ed., (1883); Nyhagon, K. V., (1887-1888); Nyhagen, K., G., (1892-11893):
Master(s):: Read, George W., (1869-1872); Ackerman, A., (1873); Read, A. P., (1875-1877); Maloney, K., (1881): Johnson, N., (1883);Peterson, A., (1887); Peterson, L., (1892): Olsen, O. C., (1893);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 121.1' Width/Beam: 25.7' Depth: 8.7'
1872: Length: 121.4' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 8.2'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 211.78
1872: Gross: 206.25 Net: 195.94

Enrollments/Registration

August 8, 1868: Port: Henderson Number: 26 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 8-14-1869
August 14, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1869
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 8-1-1872
August 1, 1872: Port: Chicago*** Number: 1 of 1872
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cape Vincent 9-3-1875
September 3, 1875: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 6 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-12-1878
September 12, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 1 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 11-3-1877
November 3, 1877: Port: Milwaukee Number: 26 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1881
April 20, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 107 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-18-1881
January 18, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-7-1887
April 7, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 83 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-9-1888
March 9, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 88 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Milwaukee 3-29-1892
March 29, 1892: Port: Milwaukee Number: 95 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-4-1893
April 4, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 88 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-22-1895; Next document: (Vessel Dismantled)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Phoenix (1868-1895)**
Nationality:: American (1868-1895)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, 6 miles east of Pine River, ashore on Little Traverse Bay;
2. 11/25/1883, collision and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: *Stoney Creek is near Henderson, New York;
**Temporary Register, 8/1/1872 spells the vessels name as "Phenix", which is an error;
***She was readmeasured by the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, dated 9/19/1870;
8/4/1873, Captain George W. Read paid $21.63 in fees for hospital dues and paid $15.22 hospital dues on June 14,1875;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1895);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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