General Worth (Brigantine, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: General Worth
Also known as:: John Raber
Year of Build:: 1848
Major repairs:: 1865, 1868, 1875, 1890;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1866;
2. 1868;
Official Number:: 10150

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Euclid, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head (1848),
Plain Head (1865)
Builder Name:: William Treat
Ownership Notes:: Standart, N. M., (1848); Fraser, W. T., (1865); Richardson, T., (1866); Bradberry, (1866); Watson, H. R., (1868); Kane, J., (1869-1878); Lyon, J. B., (1879); Muller, W. F., (1880-1889); Barker, C. A., (1889-1893); Wood, J. H., (1895); Johnson, Andrew, (1895);
Master(s):: Manson, L, (1848); Fraser, W. T., (1865); Richardson, (1867);Baxter, J., (1868); Kane, J., (1869-1873); Coleman, J., (1880); Blaney, N., (1883); Riggs, Thomas, (1888); Clark, J. R., (1889-1891); Flynn, G. F., (1895); Barber, Andrew, (1895);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 117' 11" Width/Beam: 24' 10 +3/4" Depth: 9' 6 + 1/2"
1865: Length: 116.7' Width/Beam: 25.1' Depth: 10.1'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 257 + 71/95
1865: Gross: 213.87
1866: Gross: 223.67 Net: 212.49

Enrollments/Registration

May 29, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-6-1860
April 6, 1860: Port: Cleveland Number: 19 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-13-1860
November 13, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 153 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-18-1863
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February 18, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-5-1865
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May 5, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 114 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 3-9-1866
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March 9, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Head Room Added
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1868
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May 16, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 403 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed and Enrollment Lost
Next document: Buffalo 4-19-1869
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April 19, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 140 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-3-1873
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March 3, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 127 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-10-1879
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March 10, 1879: Port: Grand Haven Number: 30 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-3-1880
March 3, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 83 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1883
April 24, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 80 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1888
May 25, 1888: Port: Chicago Number: 119 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1889
April 10, 1889: Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-24-1891
March 24, 1891: Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-26-1895
July 26, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost & Laid up (5-2-1895)
Next document: Chicago 8-22-1895
August 22, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1896; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, General Worth (1848-1883);
b. Schooner, John Raber, (1883-1896)
Nationality:: American (1848-1896)
Chronology:: 1. 6/8/1850, St. Clair River, collision, (Steamer, Louisiana), repaired;
2. 9/25/1852, sprang a leak and damaged cargo, (wheat), $150 loss;
3. 12/8/1852, Straits of Mackinac, lost a man overboard;
4. 10/26/1857, Cleveland, ashore, (iron ore), released, $2, 000 loss;
5. 6/00/1858, sprang a leak, discharged cargo and repaired, (coal), $2, 750 loss;
6. 00/00/1859, Round Island, sprang a leak, (coal), repaired, cargo $1, 200 loss, hull $1, 500 loss;
7. 11/00/1863, Saginaw, Lake Huron, struck a rock, repaired, $7, 800 loss;
8. 8/00/1864, St. Clair River, collision, repaired, $300 loss;
9. 8/00/1866, Lake Erie, lost a deck load, repaired, $1, 800 loss;
10. 11/1/1867, Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (lumber), released;
11. 11/5/1867, Barcelona, Lake Erie, ashore, dismasted, (lumber), released, $3, 900 loss;
12. 9/00/1868, Lake Erie, collision, repaired, $800 loss;
13. 8/00/1872, Lake Ontario, lost a foremast, repaired, $175 loss;
14. 9/30/1895, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, waterlogged, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $3,300; 1871, she was valued at $4,500; 1879, she was valued at $2,500; 1889, she was valued at $2,800; 1893, she was just listed without value;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887,
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1896);
6. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
8. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;

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