Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Schilde (Propeller, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Schilde
Also known as:
Canada; Eureka
Year of Build:
1872
Rebuilt:
1. 1892, Sarnia, Ontario;
2. 1896;
Official Number:
116578
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hamilton, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Fairgrieve, John B., (1872-1873); Fairgrieve, H., (1872-1873); Butters, D., (1872); Haromd, T., (1872); Merchants Line, (1872); Fairgrieve, John B., (1886); Murphy, Thomas, (1893-1895); Leonard, Jane E., (1896); Ragan, Elizabeth, (1899-1901);
Master(s):
Fairgraw, J. B., (1872); Kull, E. V., (1893); Reid, Thomas, (1895); Bennett, George J., (1896);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1872)
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 142' Width/Beam: 23.9' Depth: 13'
1892
Length: 135' Width/Beam: 24'
1896
Length: 140' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11.8'
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 392 Net: 267
1872
Gross: 408
1896
Gross: 338.14 Net: 329.69
1892
Enrollments/Registration
1872
   Port: Hamilton Number: 78 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Hamilton 7-7-1872
July 7, 1872
   Port: Hamilton
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage changed

Next document: Detroit 7-7-1893
July 7, 1893
   Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: lWrecled in U. S. Waters
Next document: Detroit 8-17-1895
August 17, 1895
   Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Port Huron 1-20-1896
January 20, 1896
   Port: Port Huron Number: x of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Number: x
April 1, 1896
   Port: Port Huron Number: 52 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Barge), Canada (1872-1892);
b. Schooner, Schilde, (1892-1896);
c. Schooner, Eureka (1896-1901)
Nationality:
Canada (1872- 1892); American (1892-1901)
Chronology:
1. 5/00/1873, Maumee Bay, Lake Erie, struck a reef and repaired, $5, 400 loss;
2. 11/00/1883, Rockport, sank;
3. 10/00/1892, Port Huron, Lake Huron, caught fire, burned and rebuilt;
4. 11/8/1901, off Kincardine, Ontario, Lake Huron, sprang a leak, waterlogged and hull went to pieces;
Notes
General notes:
She was rebuilt into a U. S. Sail after her burning in 1892;
She was owned at St. Catharines, Ontario in 1873;
She had one deck and two masts in 1896;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
4. John M. Mills, Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1893-1902);
7. Master Abstract: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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