H. Spencer (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: H. Spencer
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1857, 1861;
Official Number:: 11186

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Camp, E. B., (1847); Stevens, H., (1854); Presly, George, (1854); Budler, J., (1856); Rierson, A., (1862); Wigland, George A., (1863-1865); Beidler, (1864); Connor, T. D., (1865);
Master(s):: VanPal__, W., (1847); Davis, Alfred, (1854); Janison, A., (1856); Rierson, A., (1862); Mullins, Michael, (1863); Wigeland, George A., (1865); Connor, T., (1865);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 86' Width/Beam: 24' 8" Depth: 8'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 125 + 43/95
1865: Gross: 91.86

Enrollments/Registration

August 17, 1847: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 20 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-22-1854
April 22, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-24-1854
April 24, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1856
May 5, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-3-1860
September 3, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 69 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1862
April 8, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1863
April 3, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1863
May 12, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 129 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 87 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1865
April 10, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 154 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, H. Spencer (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1867, Lake Michigan, collision and sank, $700 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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