Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Live Yankee (Schooner, 1854)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Live Yankee
Year of Build:
1854
Major repairs:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1864;
Official Number:
14709
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Eli Bates
Ownership Notes:
Bates, E., (1854); Cramer, Charles, (1860-1866); Burbeck, James M., (1860); Whitaker, B., (1864-1867); Waffes, L., (1865);
Master(s):
Peterson, J., (1854); Bates, E., (1854); Cramer, (1863); Waffles, L., (1864-1865); Whitaker, B., (1866); Soper, E., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1854)
Hull Dimensions
1854
Length: 114' 6" Width/Beam: 24' 3" Depth: 10' 2"
1864
Length: 125' 4" Width/Beam: 24' 4" Depth: 10' 1"
1865
Length: 125.5' Width/Beam: 24.5' Depth: 10.6'
Tonnage
1854
Gross: 259 + 49/95
1864
Gross: 287 + 23/95
1865
Gross: 212.63
Enrollments/Registration
July 15, 1854
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1860
April 14, 1860
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 51 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-7-1864
June 7, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 131 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Erie 4-11-1865
April 11, 1865
   Port: Erie Number: 5 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1866
April 28, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 81 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-15-1867
April 15, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Live Yankee (1854- )
Nationality:
American (1854- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1856, Port Credit, Lake Ontario, ashore, (railroad iron), released, cargo $700 loss, hull $1, 500 loss;
2. 8/00/1861, Milwaukee, struck the north pier, lost bowsprit, repaired, 1, 800 loss;
3. 11/00/1861, near Malden, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, L. Ludington), repaired, $50 loss;
4. 10/00/1863, Beaver Island, ashore and released, $5, 200 loss;
5. 11/00/1869, High Island Reef, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss, (1 life lost), $25, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $6,300; 1866, she was valued at $8,000, lengthened in 1864;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
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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