Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Gem of the Lakes
Year of Build:
1858
Rebuilt:
1. 1863;
Official Number:
10235
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Heady*
Ownership Notes:
Moran, J., (1859-1870); Fitzsimons, Charles, (1863); Tanner, William C., (1864); Watts, Jonathan, (1865); Warwick, Isaac, (1865); Trommlitz, G., (1872); Trommlity, G., (1872); Cossley, G., (1872); Williams, W., (1872); Wilson, T., (1872); Wallace, A., (1873);
Master(s):
Shaly, J., (1858); Moran, John, (1859-1870); Singer, A. M., (1863); Fitzsimons, Charles, (1865); Tanner, W. C., (1864); Wright, A., (1872); Wright, A. (1872); Sumner, H., (1872); Campbell, A., (1872); Wilson, L.,, (1872); Hoghe, G., (1873); Wellan, A., (1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1858)
Hull Dimensions
1858
Length: 52' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 5' 2"
1865
Length: 47' Width/Beam: 13.2' Depth: 5.2'
Tonnage
1858
Gross: 33 + 15/95
1865
Gross: 25.69
1863
Enrollments/Registration
November 24, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 151 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1859
March 28, 1859
   Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-7-1862
July 7, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-6-1863
July 6, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 135 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1864

Next document: (Vessel Lost
April 9, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-17-1865
May 17, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 176 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 9-6-1865
September 6, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 299 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-3-1869
February 3, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 107 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-6-1869
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August 6, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 106 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1870
May 17, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 182 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 6-12-1871
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June 12, 1871
   Port: Cleveland Number: 106 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-20-1872
May 20, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-24-1872
May 24, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 101 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 6-12-1872
June 12, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 109 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-28-1872
October 28, 1872
   Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 11-20-1872
November 20, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 71 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-2-1873
July 2, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-2-1873
July 22, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-11873
October 13, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 30-1880

Next document: (Vessel Out of Commission)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Gem of the Lakes (1858-1880)
Nationality:
American (1858-1880)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1861, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard;
2. 8/6/1866, St. Clair River, capsized, sank and raised;
2. 6/00/1872, Cleveland, Lake Erie, sank by collision and raised, $200 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Heely or Heaehy or Heehy;
1864 vessel register has her built at Bay City, Michigan, by J. Wilson;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1872-1889);
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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