S. A. Wood (Bark, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: S. A. Wood
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1878, Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 1900, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:: 23765

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Bark
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Eagle Figure Head
Builder Name:: H. B. Burger
Ownership Notes:: Richards, Jonas, (1868); Lockwood, J., (1869-1870); Pennington, P. L., (1878); Merryman, A. C., (1879-1899); Meyers, James A., (1904);
Master(s):: Edwards, Henry, (1868); Frink, E., (1869-1870); Bradley, T. S., (1879); Merryman, A. C., (1879); Turnbull, L. L., (1889):

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 150' Width/Beam: 28' Depth: 9'
1900: Length: 142' Width/Beam: 28' Depth: 10.2'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 314.30 Net: 298.59
1900: Gross: 294 Net: 248
1878

Enrollments/Registration

April 24, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 113 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 4-8-1869
April 8, 1869: Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-7-1870
April 7, 1870: Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1878
April 17, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-23-1878
April 23, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-18-1878
September 18, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 19 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-24-189
March 24, 1879: Port: Milwaukee Number: 62 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-10-1889
August 10, 1889: Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-18-1899
May 18, 1899: Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-2-1900
March 2, 1900: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured); Next document: Chicago 9-30-1909; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Bark, S. A. Wood (1868-1878);
b. Schooner, S. A. Wood (1878-1909)
Nationality:: American (1868-1909)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, jettisoned deck load of iron ore in a gale on Lake Erie;
2. 7/8/1871, River St. Clair, lost main mast and deck load, (shingles and lumber); The Schooner, Wanderer, rolled the S.A.
Wood while she was anchored;
3. 11/00/1873, Centreville, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $2, 500 loss;
4. 6/00/1907, Chicago River, Lake Michigan, sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
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: (1868-1910);
7, Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:

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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