Sea Gull (Schooner, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Sea Gull
Year of Build:: 1845
Major repairs:: 1863, 1865;
Official Number:: 22557

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head(1845)
Builder Name:: John Kline
Ownership Notes:: Wilcoxson, Levi, (1846); Bradley, John, (1856- 1864); Brady, J., (1858-1862); Hackett, J., (1862); Richards, J., (1864-1865); Smith, J., (1866-1868); Bettray, Chris, (1866); Richards, A., (1866); Gay, I. P., (1846);
Master(s):: Hicks, William, P., (1846); Hackett, J., (1862); Carroll, John, (1864); Albricht, H. C., (1865); Smith, J., (1866-1868); Hampman, H., (1866);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 82' Width/Beam: 19' 10" Depth: 7' 10"
1865: Length: 80.2' Width/Beam: 20.1' Depth: 8'

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 114 + 58/95
1865: Gross: 83.06

Enrollments/Registration

May 11, 1846: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 6-29-1847
June 29, 1847: Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 4-8-1849
April 8, 1849: Next document: Erie 5-3-1854
May 3, 1854: Port: Erie Number: 7 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 8-23-1856
August 23, 1856: Port: Presque Isle Number: 17 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-6-1858
August 6, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 97 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-9-1860
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July 9, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-25-1862
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February 25, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-10-1862
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September 10, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 147 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 3-5-1864
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March 5, 1864: Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 6 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1865
April 20, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 57 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 6-25-1866
June 25, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 213 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-16-1866
October 16, 1866: Port: Grand Haven Number: 11 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-15-1868
July 15, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 2 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 1-26-1870; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Sea Gull (1845-1870)
Nationality:: American (1845-1870)
Chronology:: 1. 11/12/1852, Grand River, Port Maitland, ashore and released, $100 loss;
2. 11/00/1856, Lake Erie, dismasted in a gale and repaired, $1, 200 loss;
3. 4/10/1862, Fairport, ashore and released;
4. 10/00/1863, White Lake, Lake Michigan, slipped anchors, repaired, $2, 400 loss;
5. 10/6/1869, Grand Haven harbor, stranded, sank and raised; ;

Notes

General notes:: (1860-Vessel Register)-$1,400 Value-C1
(1863-Vessel Register)-$2,500 Value-B2
(1864-Vessel Register)-$1,800 Value-B2
(1865-Vessel Register)-$3,000 Value-B1
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Presque Isle,
Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Presque Isle,
Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1865;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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