Georgia (Schooner, 1876)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Georgia
Year of Build:: 1876
Rebuilt:: 1. 1884;
2. 1888;
Official Number:: 85445

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Yacht
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Richard Hewitt
Ownership Notes:: Hewitt, Richard, (876); Johns, Richard J., (1876-1878); Case, G. W., (1881); Coverill, C. M., (1882); Carpenter, F. A., (1888);
Master(s):: Hewitt, Richard, (1876); Ranney, C. H., (1878); Howard, T. G., (1878): Case, G. W., (1881); Coverill, C. M., (1882); Carpenter, F. A., (1888);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1876)

Hull Dimensions

1876: Length: 54.8' Width/Beam: 16.2' Depth: 4.8'

Tonnage

1876: Gross: 22.97 Net: 21.83
1884
1888

Enrollments/Registration

June 14, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 117 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-23-1876
June 23, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 119 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-21-1878
May 21, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 70 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-15-1878
August 15, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-19-1881
August 19, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-26-1881
October 26, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 62 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-22-1882
August 22, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 32 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-1-1884
December 1, 1884: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed to a pleasure yacht
June 18, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 5 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-20-1888
October 20, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed from Yacht to Schooner
Next document: Port Huron 11-1-1889; Next document: (Vessel out of commission)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Georgia (1876-1884);
b. Sloop (Yacht), Georgia (1884-1888);
c. Schooner, Georgia (1888-1889)
Nationality:: American (1876-1889)

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2, Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1877-1898);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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