Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Pilot
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1866;
Rebuilt:
1. 1861, Depere, Wisconsin; ;
Official Number:
19667
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Gershom A. Thayer
Ownership Notes:
Pratt, S., (1851); Watson, M., (1854); McIntosh, D. M., (1854); Gundersen, G., (1860); Thompson, Neils, (1864- 1876); Jarrison, L., (1879); Wilson, C., (1880); Lisborn, C. A., (1881-1882); Jefferson, Ralph, (1888); Davidson, John, (1888);
Master(s):
Watrous, Martal, (1848); Thayer, G. A., (1848); Thompson, N., (1864-1879); Wilson, C., (1880); Olsen, B., (1881); Jefferson, Ralph, (1882-1888); Davidson, John, (1888);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 94' Width/Beam: 22' 8" Depth: 9' 5"
1865
Length: 98.7' Width/Beam: 24.2' Depth: 8.7'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 180 + 82/95
1861
Gross: 182 + 67/95
1865
Gross: 131.15 Net: 124.60
Enrollments/Registration
April 22, 1848
   Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-26-1850
June 26, 1850
   Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-9-1851
August 9, 1851
   Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1853
April 15, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-10-1854
June 10, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1857
March 31, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-23-1861
May 23, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1864
April 1, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1865
April 5, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 129 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 8-19-1871
August 19, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 11 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-22-1873
April 22, 1873
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 139 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-24-1876
March 24, 1876
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 60 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-17-1879
January 17, 1879
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-8-1880
March 8, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1881
April 12, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 96 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1882
March 29, 1882
   Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-25-1888
April 25, 1888
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 146 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-18-1888
October 18, 1888
   Port: Chicago Number: 32 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-30-1891

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Pilot (1848- 1891)
Nationality:
American (1848-1891)
Chronology:
1. 7/7/1861, Cleveland, collision, sank and raised;
2. 7/00/1861, Detroit, collision, (Bark, De Soto), sank while at anchor, raised, hull $3, 500 loss, cargo $8, 000 loss;
3. 8/00/1863, North Lake Michigan, stranded and released, $7, 500 loss;
4. 10/00/1863, Sleeping Bear, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $4, 540 loss;
Notes
General notes:
Passed out in 1895;
1860, she was valued at $1,500; 1873, she was valued at $3,500;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1873;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1892);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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