Wisconsin Maritime Museum

North Cape (Schooner, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
North Cape
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
18788
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
DePere, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Elmo Sorenson
Ownership Notes:
Johnson, J., (1873-1880); Peterson, (1873);
Master(s):
Peterson, N., (1873-1880);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 155.2' Width/Beam: 29.5' Depth: 11' 6"
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 386.02 Net: 366.72
Enrollments/Registration
July 5, 1873
   Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 1-20-1874
January 20, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 94 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-26-1880
January 26, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1896

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, North Cape (1873-1897)
Nationality:
American (1873-1897)
Chronology:
1. 5/22/1884, Lake Michigan, collision mid-lake, (Schooner, R. P. Royce) and repaired, (wheat);
2. 6/21//1884, Lake Michigan, collision mid-lake and repaired;
3. 9/6/1897, Chicago, Illinois, was destroyed in a Naval display for the public;
Notes
General notes:
9/6/1897, To be destroyed in naval display off Chicago;
She was valued at $28,000, in 1873; $14,000, in 1879;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1873-1879);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1896);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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