Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Elbe (Schooner, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Elbe
Year of Build:
1845
Rebuilt:
1. 1853, Doolittle & Miller, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:
7519
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Sanford & Moses
Ownership Notes:
Denker, Peter J., (1845-1849); White, William, (1852-1853); Rugar, H. F., (1856); Thompson, H., (1862); Dougherty, T., (1864); Beltridge, Abe, (1865); Wells, Albert (1865); Buie, John, (1866); Jones, J. F., (1867-1869); Thompson, P., (1872); Smith, J., (1873); Norman, T., (1874); Thjompson, I., (1875); Anderson, J., (1876); Vanderberg, P. F., (1876); Cambridge, R. M., (1877); Smith, H., (1880); Brotschky, J., (1880); Smith, M., (1880);
Master(s):
Michell, William, (1845-1853); White, William, (1853); Rugar, H. F., (1856); Doherty, T., (1864); Beltridge, (1865); Buie, John, (1866); Thompson, B., (1867-1872); Jones, J. F., (1868); Smith, T., (1873); Norman, T., (1874); Thompson, I., (1875); Anderson, J., (1876); Cambridge, R. M., (1877); Smith, M., (1880); Brotschky, J., (1880):
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 58' 7" Width/Beam: 17' 1" Depth: 6' 6"
1853
Length: 78' 10" Width/Beam: 18' 1" Depth: 6' 9"
1865
Length: 78.9' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 6.9'
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 56 + 47/95
1853
Gross: 87 + 22/95
1865
Gross: 67.95 Net: 64.56
Enrollments/Registration
April 25, 1845
   Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1849
May 26, 1849
   Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-9-1852
October 9, 1852
   Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1853
May 24, 1853
   Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 8-22-1856
August 22, 1856
   Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1860
April 5, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 13 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1862
April 17, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1864
March 29, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 66 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-4-1865
April 4, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 32 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 3-30-1866
March 30, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 144 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1867
April 12, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 80 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-11-1868
May 11, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 136 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-16-1868
September 16, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-28-1872
May 28, 1872
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-31-1872
October 31, 1872
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 61 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-3-1873
May 3, 1873
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 45 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-9-1874
April 9, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 187 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago5-3-1875
May 3, 1875
   Port: Chicago Number: 102 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1876
April 4, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-7-1876
October 7, 1876
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 19 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-26-1877
April 26, 1877
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 46 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-31-1877
May 3, 1877
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 56 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-19-1877
June 19, 1877
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 67 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-3-1877
September 3, 1877
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 16 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Grand Haven 4-5-1880
April 5, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 113 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 4-15-1880
April 15, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 103 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 10-27-1880
October 27, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 48 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-20-1889

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Elbe (1845-1889)
Nationality:
American (1845-1889)
Chronology:
1. 4/3/1854, ashore and released;
2. 9/00/1861, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired, $150 loss;
3. 8/00/1868, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, Frank Perew), sank and raised;
4. 11/17/1870, 1 mile southeast of Centerville, struck a rock, capsized, sank, $500 loss;
5. 8/00/1873, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $300 loss;
6. 6/10/1883, ashore;
1. 7/16/1883, collision on a river and hull abandoned near St. Paul;
Notes
General notes:
She ended up in the bone yard at elevator "A.", Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1889);
7. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
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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