Lewis Ludington (Schooner, 1854)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Lewis Ludington
Year of Build:: 1854
Major repairs:: 1868, 1874;
Official Number:: 14804

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head (1854)
Builder Name:: Alfred Gilson
Ownership Notes:: Ludington, J., (1854); Van Scheich, A. G., (1855); Porter, W., (1857); Peter, W., (1860); Flood, J., (1862); Sellaok, W. B., (1863-1866)); Porter, W., (1863-1864); Miller, L. W., (1864); McMullen, (1866); Wood, Francis, (1867); Sellick,W., (1870-1878); Hackett, F., (1880-1882); Packard, (1882); Cockett, F., (1882); Hackard, (1884-1885); Callaway,James E., (1886); Hanson, D. M., (1886);
Master(s):: McIntyre, G., (1854-1855); Stubbs, T., (1862; Davis, Charles, E., (1863); Keller, L., (1864); Miller, L. W., (1864); Wood Francis, (1865-1867); Lane, T., (1870), Selleak, I., (1872), Hackett, F., (1880): Roberts, T., (1882); Callaway, James E., (1886); Hanson, Ole M., (1886):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1854)

Hull Dimensions

1854: Length: 108' 10" Width/Beam: 26' 8" Depth: 9'
1865: Length: 108.85' Width/Beam: 26.6' Depth: 8.21'

Tonnage

1854: Gross: 234 + 52/95
1865: Gross: 157.34 Net: 149.48

Enrollments/Registration

June 28, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 7-9-1855
July 9, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 42 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-9-1857
March 9, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-1-1862
August 1, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 15 of 1862
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-25-1862
August 25, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 145 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-30-1863
May 30, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 155 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-9-1863
June 9, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 93 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-20-1864
June 20, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 19 of 1864
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Milwaukee 7-25-1864
July 25, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 6 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Milwaukee 7-28-1865
July 28, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 102 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 8-8-1866
August 8, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-12-1867
August 12, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-22-1870
August 22, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1872
April 18, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 70 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-29-1880
May 29, 1880: Port: Milwaukee Number: 132 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-6-1882
April 6, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 121 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-1-1886
March 1, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-22-1886
December 22, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 46 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-9-1891; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lewis Ludington (1854-1891)
Nationality:: American (1854-1891)
Chronology:: 1. 12/6/1854, Buffalo, collision, (Schooner E. C. Williams), ashore, (wheat), released, $500 loss;
2. 9/00/1859, Lake Huron, lost foresail in a gale and refitted, $200 loss;
3. 11/00/1860, Lake Huron, dismasted and towed to Detroit for repairs, $2, 100 loss;
4. 11/00/1861, near Malden, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Live Yankee), repaired, $50 loss;
5. 10/14/1862, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
6. 8/26/1870, Racine Harbor, sprang a leak and sank;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $5,300; 1866, she was valued at $3,800; 1876, she was valued at $3,500; 1879, she was listed at "not insurable";
She ended up abandoned at the bone yard on Jones Island, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1887:
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's nots:
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1891);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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