Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Traveller (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Traveller
Also known as:
H. B. Burger
Year of Build:
1847
Rebuilt:
1. 1861;
2. 1875, Rand and Burger, Manitowoc, Wisconsin;
3. 1881;
Official Number:
24160
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Conneaut, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
William Lent
Ownership Notes:
Blossom, Asa H., (1847); Walbidge, Wells, , D., (1847); Walbridge, George B., (1847); Russell,J., (1850); Ranney, C. W., (1854); Rounds, G. W., (1854); Price, P. L., (1856); Hudson, E. W., (1858-1864); Whitney, David, (1862-1865); Starkey, W., (1868); McCormick, Dan, (1872); Simpson, E., (1873); Rand, V., (1875); Lutts, E. W., (1881); Waldo, S. C., (1883);
Master(s):
Bantam, John, (1847); Forsyth, L., (1848); Parish, C. (1848); Persons, E. N., (1850); Sheldon, H. M., (1854); Dimont, R., (1856); Becker, G. C., (1858); Taft, L, (1862); Elliott, Louis, (1865); Starkey, W., (1868); McCormick, D., (1872); Litts, C., (1875); Lutts, E. W., (1881); Sullivan, J. J., (1883);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 119' 6" Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9' 4 1/2"
1875
Length: 118' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 266 + 86/95
1865
Gross: 178.27
1875
Gross: 214.58
1881
Gross: 190.61 Net: 181.08
Enrollments/Registration
October 30, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 134 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-26-1848
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July 26, 1848
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 7 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-9-1849
April 9, 1849
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-10-1850
April 10, 1850
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-8-1851
August 8, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-5-1854
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June 5, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 126 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-25-1854
View document online
August 25, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 97 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1856
April 19, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-3-1858
May 3, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-17-1862
July 17, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 122 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-2-1865
September 2, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 293 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1868
March 30, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-23-1872
February 23, 1872
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1873
April 12, 1873
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 126 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-17-1875

Next document: (Vessel Dismantled)
May 17, 1875
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 101 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (rebuilt)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1881
April 28, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 123 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 4-20-1883
April 20, 1883
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 90 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-15-1886

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Traveller (1847-1875);
b. Schooner, H. B. Burger (1875-1886)
Nationality:
American (1847-1886)
Chronology:
1. 4/18/1848, Saginaw River, ashore and released;
2. 11/7/1850, Erie, ashore, (railroad iron), released;
3. 11/00/1850, Lake Erie, jetted deck load, (coal), $150 loss;
4. 9/23/1851, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Niagara), repaired, 4150;
5. 4/3/1854, ashore in a gale and released;
6. 4/00/1866, 30 Mile Point, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
7. 11/00/1869, St. Joseph, ashore and released, $6, 000 loss;
8. 5/00/1873, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, ashore, $800 loss;
9. 4/00/1883, Chicago, Lake Michigan, struck crib pier at 28th Street, ashore and released, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $2,600;
She was rebuilt in 1875 from the old Schooner, Traveller, (210 G.T.);
She was renamed H. B. Burger, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1875;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Ogdensburg, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Ogdensburg, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1887);
6. 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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