J. A. Holmes (Schooner, 1867)

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Identification

Vessel name:: J. A. Holmes
Year of Build:: 1867
Rebuilt:: 1. 1889, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. 1891, Sheboygan, Wisconsin;
Official Number:: 12760

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Mears, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Sorerson
Ownership Notes:: Nickelson, H., (1867); Johnson, L., (1869); Johnson, M., (1878); Squires, N. G., (1880); Olsen, George, (1882): Ellefsen, E. A., (1885-1886); Mogenson, J., (1887): Thompson, John, (1888); Gunderson, Gustav, (1889-1899); Erickson, Erick, (1904); Smith, Recor, (1916);
Master(s):: Williams, T., (1867-1869); Naghtin, G., (1878); Olson, O. C., (1880); Squires, H., (1880); Olsen, George, (1882); Ellefsen, E. A., (1885-1887); Christensin, C., (1888); Anderson, A., (1888); Gunderson, G., (1889); Gunderson, Fred, (1898):

Hull Dimensions

1867: Length: 104' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 7.4'
1889: Length: 112.3' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 8.7'

Tonnage

1867: Gross: 132.25 Net: 125.64
1889: Gross: 167.73 Net: 159.35
1891

Enrollments/Registration

May 17, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 393 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 2-19-1869
February 19, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 148 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-11-1878
May 11, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 97 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-14-1880
April 14, 1880: Port: Grand Haven Number: 122 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-18-1881
May 18, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 153 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-8-1882
March 8, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 85 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-30-1885
April 30, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 66 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-30-1886
March 30, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 49 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1887
April 12, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 90 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1888
April 18, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 135 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-15-1888
June 15, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 181 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-16-1889
April 16, 1889: Port: Milwaukee Number: 97 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Milwaukee 12-17-1898
December 17, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 34 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1901
April 1, 1901: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Detroit 9-11-1917

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, J. A. Holmes (1867-1917)
Nationality:: American (1867-1916); Cuba (1916-1917);
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1873, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $200 loss;
2. 5/00/1874, Chicago, collision, (Schooner, Barber), repaired, $100 loss;
3. 9/8/1917, off Barnegat, New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean, sank;

Notes

General notes:: She was taken to the coast in 1916, having been sold to Cuba on 10/9/1916;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
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. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1918);
7. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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