Stephen F. Gale (Brigantine, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Stephen F. Gale
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1873;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1862, B. B. Jones;
2. 1870;
Official Number:: 22343

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: James Averill
Ownership Notes:: Nilson, (1847); Foster, George F., (1850); Hidxon, Jeremy, (1850); Walker, C. H., (1852-1855); Elred, A., (1858-1861); Cady, R. P., (1858); Tarr, Jason, (1862); Farr, James, (1863-1866); Nealsted, H. S., (1866); Nilson, A., (1867-1873); Jacobs, G., (1869-1875); Brik, J., (1875);
Master(s):: Nixon, Jeremy, (1850); Kelly, E., (1852); Dalton, J. R., (1857); Caine, W. M., (1858); Chamberlain, W., (1861); Langler, J. H., (1862-1866); Nilson, A., ()1867-1870); Brik, J., (1875); Jacob, S., (1875);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 122' 6" Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 5' 8"

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 266 + 22/95
1862: Gross: 301 + 54/95
1865: Gross: 225.34
1870

Enrollments/Registration

April 19, 1847: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 7-20-1848
July 20, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1852
March 27, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1852
April 23, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-25-1855
July 25, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-4-1857
August 4, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 61 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-19-1858
March 19, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 4 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-6-1858
May 6, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-5-1861
August 5, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-29-1862
April 29, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 64 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Chicago 5-14-1863
May 14, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 132 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1864
April 25, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 130 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1865
April 29, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 292 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 10-24-1866
October 24, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 142 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-7-1867
January 7, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 171 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1869
August 7, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-18-1870
May 18, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 222 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Chicago 7-28-1870
July 28, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-14-1871
March 14, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 92 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Chicago 4-7-1875
April 7, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 83 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-27-1875
November 27, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-30-1876; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Stephen F. Gale (1847-1870);
b. Schooner, Stephen F. Gale (1870-1876)
Nationality:: American (1847-1876)
Chronology:: 1. 6/28/1847, Chicago, collision, (Steamer, Detroit), repaired;
2. 10/17/1849, near Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, Miranda), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 11/6/1850, 10 miles above the lightship, near Mackinaw, Lake Huron, collision, (Schooner, Telegraph), sank and raised, (beef tallow);
4. 8/12/1852, Lake Huron, collision, (Steamer, Hendrick Hudson), repaired, $1, 400 loss;
5. 12/5/1853, Point Abino, Lake Erie, ashore, (corn), released;
6. 12/00/1856, Muskegon, ashore, Lumber), released;
7. 10/00/1857, Manitou, ashore and released;
8. 4/00/1861, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, Queen of the Lakes), lost foremast and bowsprit, replaced, $1, 000 loss;
9. 7/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired;
10. 9/00/1869, Two Rivers, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $9, 000, (lumber);
11. 11/00/1869, Lake Erie, dismasted and hull damaged in a gale and repaired;
12. 11/28/1876, mid-lake off Cleveland, Lake Erie, sank, (limestone);

Notes

General notes:: (1863-Vessel Register)-$10,000 Value-A2- (Built by B. B. Jones)
(1864-Vessel Register)-$8,000 Value-A2- (Built by B. B. Jones)
(1866-Vessel Register)-$7,500 Value-B1- (Built by Averill)
(1871-Vessel Register)-$8,000 Value-B1- (Former Brigantine-Built by Averill)
(1873-Vessel Register)-$10,000 Value-B1- Averill
(1876-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B1- Averill
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873. 1876;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 661;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1877);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;

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