Chief Justice Marshall (Schooner, 1836)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Chief Justice Marshall
Year of Build:: 1836
Rebuilt:: 1. 1843, Seth W. Turner, Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 1849, Charles Lockwood & Edward Lockwood, Ashtabula, Ohio;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Trowbridge, Elias, (1836); Grant, Jr., John, (1836); Benjamin, J. C., (1841); Gillet, Jonathon, (1841-1843); Hickox, Charles., (1843-1844); Jones, William, (1845); Hubbard, Henry, (1847-1849); Hancook, J., (1849); Van Norman, Abrams, (1857); Kible, George R., (1847); Shaw, Edwin A., (1857);
Master(s):: Eadus, George, (1836); White, (1837); Benjamin, J. C., (1841-1844); Drake, S. F., (1845); Bigelow, Sexton, (1847); Hancock, (1849); Van Norman, Abrams, (1857);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1836)

Hull Dimensions

1836: Length: 846' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8' 2"
1841: Length: 83' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8' 2"
1843: Length: 82' 2" Width/Beam: 21' 3" Depth: 8' 9"
1849: Length: 104' 6" Width/Beam: 21' 6" Depth: 8' 9"

Tonnage

1836: Gross: 125 + 85/95
1841: Gross: 122 + 87/95,
1843: Gross: 135 + 82/95
1849: Gross: 181 + 82/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 16, 1836: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 5 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 9-3-1836
September 3, 1836: Port: Oswego Number: 35 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Cape Vincent 4-30-1840
April 30, 1840: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 10 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-24-1841
April 24, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-3-1843
May 3, 1843: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 3-25-1844
March 25, 1844: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1845
April 11, 1845: Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-19-1847
April 19, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1849
May 14, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1857
April 28, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-23-1857
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June 23, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-16-1857
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September 16, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 148 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Chief Justice Marshall (1836- )
Nationality:: American (1836- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1846, Ashtabula, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 11/6/1856, Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 8/00/1857, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired, $150 loss;
4. 11/2/1862, Van Buren Point, Lake Erie, ashore, (7 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $3,300, in 1860 and it was noted that she was sheaved all over in 1849;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Oswego, New York;
3. Cleveland Daily Herald and Gazette: 3/31/1837;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Buffalo Daily Courier & Pilot: 11/25/1846;
6. Vessel Underwriters report: 1857, 1860;
7. Toledo Advertiser: 11/6/1862;
8. Detroit Free Press: 10/6/1862, 12/27/1862;

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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