Sassacus (Schooner, 1867)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Sassacus
Year of Build:: 1867
Official Number:: 22916

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Donaldson, W. J., (1880-1882); Ellis, C. N., (1888); Ellis, C. H., (1889); Johns, W. S., (1890): Morgan, F. A., (1891); Mac Donald, W. H., (1892); Wing, G. W., (1893);
Master(s):: Donaldson, W. J., (1880-1882); Ellis, C. N., (1888): Ellis, C. H., (1889): Johns, W. S., (1890): Rice, A. J., (1891); Mac Donald, W. H., (1892); Wing, G. W., (1893);

Hull Dimensions

1867: Length: 94.7' Width/Beam: 22.3' Depth: 6.7'

Tonnage

1867: Gross: 109.02 Net: 103.57

Enrollments/Registration

August 14, 1880: Port: Oswego Number: 14 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 9-18-1880
September 18, 1880: Port: Cleveland Number: 24 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1881
April 22, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 75 of 1881
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 6-6-1881
June 6, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1882
April 3, 1882: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-9-1883
November 19, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-22-1888
February 22, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 96 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-21-1888
March 21, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 99 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-28-1889
January 28, 1889: Port: Milwaukee Number: 44 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-6-1890
November 6, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-22-1891
June 22, 1891: Port: Chicago Number: 108 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1892
May 12, 1892: Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-30-1892
September 30, 1892: Port: Milwaukee Number: 36 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-5-1893
July 5, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-25-1893; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Sassacus (1867-1893)
Nationality:: American (1867-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1869, hull damaged in a gale, lost deck load of lumber on Lake Michigan, repaired $3, 200 loss;
2. 8/00/1873, Ford Shoals, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $380 loss;
3. 9/30/1893, capsized and abandoned 2 miles north of Sturgeon Bay Canal Life Saving Station;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1894);
4. Master Abstract: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
5. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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