Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1814
Rebuilt:
1. 1815, Black Rock, New York;
2. 1818, Buffalo, New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Grand River (Fairport), Ohio*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Robert Martin
Ownership Notes:
Lamb, John, (1815); Carrol, Hercules, (1815); Pease, Elihu, (1817-1819); Sidway, Jonathan, (1816-1826); Hearah, Reuben B., (1819-1821); Sideway, William, (1823-1826); Jordan, Samuel, (1826);
Master(s):
Lee, James, (1815); Butler, Ira R., (1815); Beard, James, (1816-1818); Hutchinson, George, (1819-1822); Johnson, Harpin, (1821-1822) (1825); Sidway, Jonathan, (1823-1825); Whitaker, Wilsie, (1826); Harison, Stephen T., (1826);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1818)
Hull Dimensions
1814
Length: 68' Width/Beam: 22' 8" Depth: 7' 6"
1815
Length: 70' Width/Beam: 27' 8" Depth: 7' 8"
1818
Length: 67' Width/Beam: 20' 10" Depth: 7' 6"
Tonnage
1814
Gross: 97 + 35/95
1815
Gross: 104 + 30/95
1818
Gross: 96 + 13/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 27, 1815
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 4 of 1815
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 8-26-1815
August 26, 1815
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 8 of 1815
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 5-25-1816
May 25, 1816
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1816
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-27-1818
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May 27, 1818
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 9-11-1819
September 11, 1819
   Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-15-1821
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August 15, 1821
   Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1821
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-16-1821
August 16, 1821
   Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-13-1823
View document online
September 13, 1823
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-30-1823
View document online
September 30, 1823
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-31-1826
View document online
May 31, 1826
   Port: Buffalo Number: 93 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-8-1826
View document online
July 8, 1826
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1826
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-19-1826
August 19, 1826
   Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-20-1827
View document online

Next document: (Vessel laid up)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Union (1814-1815);
b. Hermaphrodite Brig, Union (1815-1827)
Nationality:
American (1814-1827)
Chronology:
1. 6/23/1816, Gross Isle**, ashore and released;
2. 6/24/1816, Detroit River, vessel searched by British for deserters;
Notes
General notes:
* Enrollment 5/27/1815 states she was built at Grand River, Ohio, but many sources state that she was built at Huron, Ohio; Grand River is the correct place of build;
** Gross Isle (Island) is 8 miles below Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
4. Buffalo Gazette & Niagara Intelligencer: 7/12/1815, 8/6/1816;
5. Buffalo Gazette: 3/17/1818, 4/14/1818;
6. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 6/16/1826;
7. John Poole's notes;
8. Detroit Free Press: 4/14/1843;
9. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I., p. 134;
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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