Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ebenezer (Schooner, 1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ebenezer
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
7518
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
E. Sorenson
Ownership Notes:
Jargerison, D., (1863); Goodnow, S., (1864); Goodnow, J., (1865); Horn, W., (1867-1871); Halper, H., (1872); Harden and Haefer, (1876-1878); Saveland, J., (1879); Buckley, J. T. (1880);
Master(s):
Jarherison, D., (1863); Simpson, S., (1864); Sampson, D., (1865); Hill, H., (1867); Simpson, L., (1870); Gass, R., (1870-1878); Johnson, C., (1879); Otto, C., (1880);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 97' 6" Width/Beam: 22' Depth: 8' 10 "
1865
Length: 91.6' Width/Beam: 22.3' Depth: 8.7'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 172 + 42/95
1865
Gross: 119.67
Enrollments/Registration
July 19, 1863
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 9 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 3-15-1864
March 15, 1864
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 4 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 5-12-1865
May 12, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 78 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 3-25-1867
March 25, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 56 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1870
April 14, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 77 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-9-1870
May 9, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 110 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-1-1872
June 1, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 161 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1878
April 15, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-7-1879
April 7, 1879
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 74 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-6-1880
May 6, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 147 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 8-25-1881

Next document: (Vessel lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ebenezer (1863-1881)
Nationality:
American(1863-1881)
Chronology:
1. 4/00/1869, Grand Haven, collision and repaired, $225 loss;
2. 10/16/1880, Mud Bay (3 miles north of Bailey's Harbor), Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss, (limestone);
Notes
General notes:
1864 enrollment gives her tonnage as 122 + 42/95, which is an error;
She was valued at $5,500 in 1866 and $1,800 in 1879;
She was listed as "lost" or "out of service", in 1882 vessel register;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1883);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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