Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Florence (Schooner, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Florence
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1862, 1868;
Official Number:
9193
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William A. Jones & George W. Jones & Winfield S. Lyons
Ownership Notes:
Packer, J., (1852); Lester, G. S., (1852); Sterling, J. M., (1853-1855); Paxton, E. B., (1853-1854); Bruce, E. K., (1855); Freeze, G. A., (1857-1859); Altman, (1858-1863); Hass, (1860-1863); Bunker, H., (1863); Zoerhlant, H., (1864); Peterson, George, (1865-1871); Dannenhower, C., (1866); Herresole, K., (1867); Jawbson, W., (1869); Merryville, (1873-1876); Higgie, F., (1875); Hendricks, E., (1876);
Master(s):
Campbell, William, (1851); Gooley, J. L., (1852); Evertson, N., (1852); Sterling, J. M., (1853); Paxton, F. B., (1853-1854); Gibson, E. B. (1855);Walsh, W., (1855); Nilson, N. P., (1856); Freeze, G. A., (1858-1859); Olson, Christopher, (1863); Ready, J. P., (1864); Peterson, George, (1865); Dannenhower, C., (1866); Herresole, K., (1867); Higgie, F., (1875);Hendricks, E., (1876);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 87' 7" Width/Beam: 19' 9" Depth: 7' 7"
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 119 + 40/95
1865
Gross: 89.80
Enrollments/Registration
September 14, 1848
   Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-15-1849
October 15, 1849
   Port: Buffalo Number: 94 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1851
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April 8, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-23-1852
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July 23, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 92 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-2-1852
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October 2, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 110 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1853
April 12, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-7-1853
September 7, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 135 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1855
April 28, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-10-1855
October 10, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 220 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1856
View document online
March 12, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-10-1858
View document online
July 10, 1858
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-20-1859
May 20, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-26-1863
May 26, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 91 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-25-1864
March 25, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-3-1865
May 3, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 296 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1866
April 19, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 710 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-16-1867
February 16, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 195 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-12-1869
March 12, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 172 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-14-1875
July 14, 1875
   Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-11-1876
May 11, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-30-1876

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Florence (1848-1876)
Nationality:
American (1848-1876)
Chronology:
1. 11/31/1848, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore, (merchandise), released;
2. 5/18/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Lady Elgin), repaired, $400 loss;
3. 12/5/1854, between Kelley's Island and Put-in-Bay, on a reef, Lake Erie, ashore, (merchandise), released;
4. 10/00/1855, Lake Erie, lost deck load of black walnut in a gale, repaired, $300 loss;
5. 10/19;/1857, Muskegon, ashore in a gale and released;
5. 10/00/1861, Presque Isle, Lake Huron, ashore and released, (grain), $1500 loss;
6. 8/00/1869, Cleveland, Ohio, damaged by collision, (Scow, Haven), and repaired;
7. 7/7/1876, South of Manistee at Free Soil, Michigan, stranded and became a total wreck;
Notes
General notes:
*Built at Milan, Ohio;
(1854, Vessel Register)-$1,000 value;
(1860-Vessel Register)-$1,500 Value-C1;
(1863-Vessel Register)-$3,500 Value-B1;
(1864-Vessel Register)-$2,000 Value-B2;
(1866-Vessel Register)-$2,000 Value-B2;
(1871-Vessel Register)-$1,200 Value-B2;
(1873-Vessel Register)-$1,000 Value-C1;
(1876-Vessel Register)- Unseaworthy.
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1854, 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1877);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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