Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1861
Official Number:
25045
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Menomonee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Eagle Head Figure Head
Builder Name:
Nathan Sanders
Ownership Notes:
Sandes, Nathan, (1861-1864); Sanders, John, (1861); James, James E., (1864-1866); Hart, (1866); Wright, G. F., (1866); Knickrehm, J., (1869-1870);Schwomb, C. A., (1871);
Master(s):
Sanders, Nathan, (1861-1864); Hart, Clifford, (1864-1865); Fetters, L. Y., (1866); Knickrehm, J., (1869-1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1861)
Hull Dimensions
1861
Length: 54' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 5' 5 + 1/2"
1865
Length: 56.4' Width/Beam: 17.8' Depth: 6'
Tonnage
1861
Gross: 45 + 81/95
1865
Gross: 35.66
Enrollments/Registration
October 5, 1861
   Port: Mackinac Number: 10 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1864
May 21, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1864
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 5-20-1864
May 20, 1864
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 11 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Milwaukee 7-21-1864
July 21, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-9-1865
September 9, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 116 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 8-27-1866
August 27, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 17 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-6-1868
June 6, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 148 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-15-1869
May 15, 1869
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 113 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-13-1870
April 13, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 74 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-26-1871
July 26, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-15-1874

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Union (1861-1874)
Nationality:
American (1861-1874)
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1869, near Centreville, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;

Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $2,000, in 1866;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Marie, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1866-1871);
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
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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