Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Traveller (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Traveller
Year of Build:
1847
Rebuilt:
1. 1861, De Wolf & Lawrence, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;*
Official Number:
24148
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1847)
Plain Head (1861)
Builder Name:
George Barber
Ownership Notes:
Howland, M., (1854); Erskins, G. L., (1856); Wright, J. F., (1858); Campbell, L., (1859); Breed, C. G., (1861-1862); Mabbeth, J. S., (1863); Minard, Ira, (1864-1865); Channon, N., (1867-1868);
Master(s):
Blodget, E. K., (1854); Easin, L., (1856); Wright, J. F., (1858); Campbell, L., (1859); Wright, J. E., (1861); Leslie, J., (1862); Roberts, J., (1863-1864); Owens, H. R., (1865); Channon, N., (1867-1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 73' 10" Width/Beam: 18' 1" Depth: 6' 3"
1861
Length: 86.8' Width/Beam: 18.9' Depth: 7.4'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 74 + 90/95
1861
Gross: 111 + 9/95
1865
Gross: 82.43
Enrollments/Registration
June 30, 1847
   Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1848
April 11, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-23-1849
April 23, 1849
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-19-1851
June 19, 1851
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-20-1854
September 20, 1854
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 43 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-18-1856
March 18, 1856
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 9-7-1858
September 7, 1858
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 26 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-2-1859
September 2, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 18 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (A new Schooner, Traveller, was

Next document: built from the old Schooner,

Next document: Traveller, and part of the hull of

Next document: the Schooner, Colonel Starkweather)
June 27, 1861
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 55 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-30-1862
April 30, 1862
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 66 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1863
May 1, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 83 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1864
April 20, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 111 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1865
April 13, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 182 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 2-27-1867
February 27, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 212 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-3-1868
September 3, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 12-23-1869
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Traveller (1847- )
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1855, Lake Erie, jetted deck load of coal in a gale and repaired, $150 loss;
2. 00/000/1856, (Fall), Racine, ashore and released;
3. 4/00/1858, Port Huron Flat, aground and lighted off, $500 loss;
4. 4/00/1859, Muskegon, ashore and released;
5. 7/00/1860, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Tracey), repaired, $100 loss;
6. 11/00/1860, collision, (Schooner Phalarope), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
7. 5/00/1864, Chicago, ashore and released, $1, 200 loss;
7. 10/00/1868, Calumet, wrecked and repaired, $7, 500 loss;
8. 7/00/1869, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and repaired;
9. 00/00/1869, Benton Harbor, ashore and burned on 4/14/1870;
Notes
General notes:
*The old schooner Traveller comprises a portion of the Schooner Col. Starkweather's hull; The new Schooner Traveller was built by Wolf and Lawrence near Kellogg & Strongs warehouse in 1861); She was launched on 6/5/1861;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes:
4. Milwaukee News: 6/6/1861;
5. Detroit Free Press, 6/9/1861;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861;
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
10. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
11. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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