Mathew McNair (Schooner, 1859)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mathew McNair
Year of Build:: 1859
Rebuilt:: 1. 1858;
2. 1872;
Official Number:: 16407

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Lee & Lummeree
Ownership Notes:: Lee, John E., (1857-1858); Lamoree, (1857); Sweet, C., (1860); Goit, O. (H.) W., (1863-1865); Beckington, T., (1866); Mayer, C., (1868); Keller, M., (1870); McNair, Martin, (1870); Paulson, M., (1871); Foresyth, T., (1872); Williams, W., (1872); Eastman, G., (1872); Morgan J., (1872);
Master(s):: Cross, Dennis, (1857); Sweet, C., (1858-1860); Baker, H., (1863-1865); Falvey, J., (1866); Thomas, D., (1868); Mahaman, W., (1870); Paulson, M., (1871); Anderson, (1872); Hanson, W., (1872); Morgan, (1872); Romanard, E., (1872)

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1859)

Hull Dimensions

1857: Length: 107' Width/Beam: 24' 6" Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1857: Gross: 214 + 29/95
1865: Gross: 169.40
1858
1872

Enrollments/Registration

September 4, 1857: Port: Oswego Number: 36 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 6-1-1858
June 1, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 26 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 7-6-1860
July 6, 1860: Port: Oswego Number: 24 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-3-1863
July 3, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1863
May 5, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1864
April 26, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 134 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1865
March 30, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1866
April 4, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 652 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-4-1868
September 4, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-7-1870
February 7, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 105 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-19-1870
May 19, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 223 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-15-1871
March 15, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 93 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-23-1871
March 23, 1871: Port: Grand Haven Number: 30 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-1-1872
May 1, 1872: Port: Grand Haven Number: 2 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-6-1672
July 1, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 44 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Chicago 8-6-1872
August 6, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-30-1874; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mathew McNair (1857-1874)
Nationality:: American (1857-1874)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1858, damaged cargo of wheat, $150 loss;
2. 5/00/1863, Chicago, damaged by collision and repaired, $1, 352 loss;
3. 11/00/1868, North Manitou, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $21, 500 loss;
4. 10/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, became waterlogged and repaired;
5. 9/00/1872, Horus Pier, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $6, 000 loss;
6. 9/25/1872, sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. John Poole's notes;

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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