Wisconsin Maritime Museum

General Sheridan (Steamer, 1865)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
General Sheridan
Year of Build:
1865
Official Number:
10632
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
L. H. Jackson
Ownership Notes:
Homegardner, Jasper, (1865-1871); Herlstead, A., (1873);
Master(s):
Jackson, L. H., (1865); Weedenhofer, J., (1866); Meachim, A., (1871); Lane, J., (1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1865)
Hull Dimensions
1865
Length: 97.4' Width/Beam: 20.1' Depth: 5.2'
Tonnage
1865
Gross: 73.59
Enrollments/Registration
July 1, 1865
   Port: Sandusky Number: 47 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 7-17-1866
July 17, 1866
   Port: Sandusky Number: 25 of 1866
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Sandusky 8-12-1871
August 12, 1871
   Port: Sandusky Number: 3 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 1-1-1873
January 1, 1873
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 30 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Sold out of district
Next document: Grand Haven 3-31-1877

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, General Sheridan (1865-1877)
Nationality:
American (1865-1877)
Chronology:

1. 5/11/1871, Ecorse, ashore and released, (circus troupe);

Notes
General notes:
She was abandoned in 1877;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
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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