Kitty Grant (Schooner, 1853)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Kitty Grant
Year of Build:: 1853
Official Number:: 14035

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: George Barber
Ownership Notes:: Barber, G., (1853); Grant, S. B., (1853); Teed, Thomas S., (1863-1864); Heck, William, (1863); Feid T., (1863); Kampman, H., (1863-1865); Niddermyer, D., (1866-1869); Heddermyer, D., (1868); Davis, B., (1869-1871);
Master(s):: Johnson, R., (1853); Teed, Thomas, (1863); Feid, T., (1863); Kampman, H., (1863-1865); Nelson, D., (1864); Nelson, H., (1865); Tunston, J., (1866); Nibbermyer, D., (1866-1869); Heddermyer, D., (1868); Davis, B., (1869-1871);

Tonnage

1853: Gross: 105 + 90/95
1865: Gross: 75.19

Enrollments/Registration

October 7, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 10-18-1853
October 18, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 43 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-9-1860
May 9, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1863
April 15, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 69 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1863
April 29, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 100 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-24-1863
June 24, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 235 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-31-1863
July 31, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 266 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-9-1864
February 9, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1865
April 24, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 260 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 9-11-1865
September 11, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 500 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1866
May 12, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 740 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-20-1866
December 20, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 166 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-23-1868
October 23, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 88 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1869
April 3, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 209 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1869
May 7, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 268 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-28-1871
April 28, 1871: Port: Grand Haven Number: 53 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-7-1884; Next document: (Vessel supposed to be lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Kitty Grant (1853-1884)
Nationality:: American (1853-1884)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1854, Grand Traverse Bay, ashore 15 miles up river and released;
2. 10/00/1855, off Racine, Lake Michigan, capsized and towed into port for repairs, (lumber), (4 lives lost), $2, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1859, off Chicago, lost foremast head and replaced, $100 loss;
4. 11/00/1872, St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $395 loss;
5. 10/8/1884, Lake Michigan, sank 20 miles from Little Point Sable, Michigan, (4 lives lost);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1885);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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