William H. Michael

Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Schooner

Year: 1879

Builder: Bonshell

Location:

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These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Fetch?	Row ID	Media	Date	Vessel	Place	Related Places	Inscription/Marks	Subject	Notes	Archive Number
	1	No image URL.							William H. Michael	P0001.011/01-3135
	2								VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: WILLIAM H. MICHAEL VESSEL TYPE: SCHOONER VESSEL BUILT: 1879 BUILDER LOCATION: QUEEN ANNE COUNTY, MARYLAND VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 65.4 x 21.4 x 5.7; 48 gross; 36 net tons VESSEL HISTORY: WM H. MICHAEL served on the Chesapeake Bay as a general freighter and later as an oyster dredger in Maryland waters. About 1946 she was brought to Virginia waters for conversion into a pleasure vessel. She sank in Hampton Creek, Virginia and stayed there for over a year. About 1948, she was raised and taken to the Smith Shipyard, Chisman Creek, Virginia for possible restoration. It was found that she was too far gone for salvage and was moved across the creek and abandoned in a cove.	CL1324