Swallow (Schooner, 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Swallow
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 23494

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Gordon Campbell and Owen
Ownership Notes:: Goodnow, W. H., (1866); Strong, H. N., (1863-1866); Houghton, R., (1873): Olsen, E., (1880); Grummond, Steve B., (1880-1888); Blakesley, C. H., (1889); Larrabee, W. H., (1898);
Master(s):: Elsey, George, (1863-1866); Surles, W. A., (1866); Houghton, R., (1873): Olsen, C., (1880); Hawkins, N. B., (1884); Larrabee, W. H.., (1889):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 138' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11' 6"
1865: Length: 135' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 385 + 23/95
1865: Gross: 274.79 Net: 261.06

Enrollments/Registration

April 13, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1865
May 9, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 156 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1866
May 22, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 134 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1866
August 11, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 246 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-27-1866
July 27, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-19-1873
March 19, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 86 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1880
April 1, 1880: Port: Milwaukee Number: 83 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-23-1880
June 23, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 153 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1884
April 24, 1884: Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Detroit 5-8-1889
May 8, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 87 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Rochester 6-10-1889
June 10, 1889: Port: Rochester Number: 5 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Rochester 12-31-1889; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Swallow (1863-1889)
Nationality:: American (1863-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1863, Lake Erie, struck by lightning and repaired, $375 loss;
2. 10/00/1863, Chicago, caught on fire and burned, repaired, $400 loss;
3. 10/00/1866, Lake Ontario, capsized and righted, repaired, $1, 900 loss;
4. 11/23/1867, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $5, 600;
5. 00/00/1868, Chicago, collision, (Schooner, Scoville), repaired;
6. 8/00/1871, Pentwater, Lake Michigan, sank and raised, $275 loss;
7. 11/00/1873, Lake Michigan, lost her anchors and chains, replaced, $980 loss;
5. 10/30/1888, Fairport, Lake Erie, sank and raised;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1890);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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