William H

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Type: Bugeye

Year: 1885

Builder: Joseph H. Johnson

Location: Cambridge

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These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Search mode: Type+Name. Search phrase(s): "Bugeye William H"; "Schooner William H". Results displayed: 29.

Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
12006.0068.0339.00deadeyesDeadeye from the "William H. Michael"Upper deadeye from the schooner "William H. Michael" with some of the serving from the stays still stuck on with tar.CBMM catalog imageView
22006.0068.0600.00jib hanksJib hank, "William H. Michael"Medium jib hank from the schooner "William H. Michael," removed by RH Burgess. The hank has highly tapered ends.CBMM catalog imageView
32006.0068.0601.00jib hanksJib hank, "William H. Michael"Small jib hank from the schooner "William H. Michael," removed by RH Burgess. The hank has highly tapered ends.CBMM catalog imageView
41994.0016.0018.00oil paintingsSchooner CITY OF BALTIMOREStubbs, W P __ArtistAfter 2/1886Oil Painting of schooner by W.P. Stubbs "City of Baltimore" heavy plain gilded frame (light carving) painting shows a three masted schooner with other boats in the background. Condition: thin paint, probably no varnish (or light); cracking and crizzling throughout. Painted for Capt. Leonard S. Tawes, master of the City of Baltimore. Artist lived in Boston, so the painting was probably commissioned on one of the two occasions that City of Baltimore called at Boston: 5 Feb 1886 or 31 December 1888.CBMM catalog imageView
50000.1289.0171.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael with deckload of oysteBodine, A. Aubrey __PhotographerSchooner William H. Michael with deckload of oysters at Woodfield Packing Plant, West River, MD. Oysters are being loaded into wheelbarrows and wheeled down the pier; tender and motorized skiff tied to vessel's rail. Date unknown. For source, see 1289.0114. Subject: Woodfield Fish and Oyster CompanyNo image URL.View
60000.1295.1685.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael, looking down on cockpExact 01/11/1936 -Port Covington - Locust Point - Baltimore - Western Shore - MDSchooner William H. Michael, looking down on cockpit, showing wheel, deckhouse with hatch closed, davits for yawl boat, etc. She is at Port Covington grain elevator (not visible in picture.) For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
70000.1295.1686.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael, foredeck with windlasExact 02/22/1936 -Port Covington - Locust Point - Baltimore - Western Shore - MDSchooner William H. Michael, foredeck with windlass and anchor chains; part of windlass for donkey engine; anchor resting on rail; she is tied up at Port Covington grain elevator, which is not visible in picture. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
80000.1295.1687.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael tied up at Long Dock,Exact 01/01/1942 - 12/31/1941Long Dock - Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MDSchooner William H. Michael, tied up at Long Dock, Baltimore, with other oyster dredgers; seen from port side, with part of yawl boat at right; her sails are furled; she has no oyster cargo visible; man standing on deck with pail. "Clark" penciled on back. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
90000.1295.1688.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael seen bow onRange, Exa 06/01/1950 - 06/30/1950York - Chisman's Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael seen bow on, in Chisman's Creek; no masts, debris on deck, topsides paint worn; man standing on deck; she appears to be derelict. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
100000.1295.1689.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael "shown sunk in HamptonExact 07/25/1946 -Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael "shown sunk in Hampton Creek, Virginia"; forward part of hull is under water, but the masts are still in place. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
110000.1295.1690.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael "shown sunk in HamptonExact 07/25/1947 -Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael "shown sunk in Hampton Creek, Virginia"; forward part of hull is partially under water, but the masts are still in place. Vessel is seen from port bow. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
120000.1295.1691.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael dredging oystersSchooner William H. Michael dredging oysters under sail; staysail, foresail and main set; yawl boat on davits; seen from port side. Seven men on deck; three dredges over the side. No date, no place. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
130000.1295.1692.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael "resting on bottomRange, Exa 01/01/1947 - 12/31/1947Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael "resting on the bottom of Hampton Creek, Va., opposite Hampton Yacht Club." After part only, seen from port side; mast and spars in place; no sails; two large, rectangular holes in topsides above deck. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
140000.1295.1693.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael "resting on the bottomRange, Exa 01/01/1947 - 12/31/1947Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, looking forward on deck, showing masts, boom and gaff tied together; no sails; hatch, debris on deck; she is "resting on the bottom of Hampton Creek, Va., opposite Hampton Yacht Club." For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
150000.1295.1694.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, lookingRange, Exa 01/01/1947 - 12/31/1947Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, looking forward on deck, showing foremast; no sails; forward hatch, anchor windlass; she is "resting on the bottom of Hampton Creek, Va., opposite Hampton Yacht Club." For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
160000.1295.1695.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, lookingRange, Exa 01/01/1947 - 12/31/1947Mathews - Hampton Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, seen from starboard side; water almost up to the rail amidship; masts, booms and gaffs in place. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
170000.1295.1696.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael as a derelict, seen frRange, Exa 06/01/1950 - 06/30/1950York - Chisman's Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael as a derelict in Chisman's Creek; seen from starboard side; marine growth on topsides; one mast? lying on deck; she is probably sitting on the bottom. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
180000.1295.1697.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael as a derelict in ChismRange, Exa 06/01/1950 - 06/30/1950York - Chisman's Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael as a derelict in Chisman's Creek; seen from starboard quarter; marine growth on topsides and rudder; one mast? lying on deck; davits in place but no yawl boat; she is probably sitting on the bottom. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
190000.1295.1698.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael on bottom in Chisman'sRange, Exa 07/01/1949 - 07/31/1947York - Chisman's Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael on the bottom in Chisman's Creek; she is seen from port quarter; marine growth on topsides and rudder; masts and main boom and gaff in place; no sails. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
200000.1295.1699.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael tied up at Deal IslandRange, Exa 06/21/1941 -Deal Island - Deal Island - Somerset - Tangier Sound - Eastern Shore - MDSchooner William H. Michael tied up at Deal Island, seen from port quarter; sails furled; yawl boat on davits; another schooner beyond her and a power boat in between. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
210000.1295.1700.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael "as a hulk in ChismanExact 11/01/1959 -York County - Chisman Creek - Western Shore - VASchooner William H. Michael "as a hulk in Chisman Creek;" most of the hull is under water, but the port forward topsides and the top of the rudder are visible; deck is a shambles. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
220000.1289.0346.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael pushing and sailingBodine, A. Aubrey __PhotographerExact 12/18/1942 -Chesapeake Bay - Western Shore - MDSchooner William H. Michael pushing and sailing; "serving as oyster dredger off Chesapeake Beach, MD;" dredge not visible; seen from starboard quarter. For source, see 1289.0001.No image URL.View
230000.1290.1036.00photographic prints4-masted schooner William H. Harriman docked4-masted schooner William H. Harriman.No image URL.View
240000.1295.1684.00photographic printsSchooner William H. Michael tied up at CambridgeExact 05/30/1934 -Schooner William H. Michael tied up at Cambridge, MD with warehouses in background; staysail and foresail furled, main boom and gaff are bare; seen from port side. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
251993.0001.0104.00ships plansPungy Schooner William H. TaylorBrownlee, Edward G __DesignerPlans for the Pungy Schooner William H. Taylor. Vessel dimensions are 65' x 21' x 6'. Plan is incomplete. Drawing depicts the sail plan with dimensions, but without a hull rendering. Material is pencil on tracing paper.CBMM catalog imageView
262006.0068.0484.00signsSign from Wm. H. Michael "Certified to accomodate"Sign from forepeak of the schooner "William H. Michael" reading "Certified to Accommodate 6 Seamen 5.10 Tons." The sign is carved into a carlin or hatch coaming. The sides of the piece are beveled away from the sign. The upper edge of the sign is wider because of two pieces meant to join the piece to the ship. There is a lighter piece of wood nailed to the top. Traces of cream-colored paint and a fragment of oakum are still attached. A pencil note from Burgess is on the back.CBMM catalog imageView
272006.0068.0515.00spectacle ironsSpectacle iron from schooner "William H. Michael"Spectacle iron (clew iron) from the schooner "Charles H. MacDowell," salvaged by Burgess from the hulk of the schooner. The ring has two thimbles; one is larger than the other.CBMM catalog imageView
282006.0068.0516.00staunchionMetal fitting from schooner "William H. Michael"Iron fitting from the schooner "William H. Michael." May have been a through-deck fitting designed to catch a turn of rope. A six-inch narrow section with abruptly wide parts on either end suggests placement in the deck. The top is a post with a U-shaped piece of iron curving down from it.CBMM catalog imageView
292006.0068.0619.00thimblesThimble, "William H. Michael"Small, round, galvanized thimble, likely from the schooner "William H. Michael."CBMM catalog imageView

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