Morning Star (Sloop, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Brownstown, *
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Bateste Vennitte
Ownership Notes:: Batesh, Vennitte, (1846); Rogers, L. B., (1846); Buzzard, P., (1849); Mun, D., (1849);
Master(s):: Miesel, (1849);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 19, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 7-7-1846
July 7, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 64 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-4-1847
August 4, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-3-1849
April 3, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit

History

Classification:: a. Sloop, Morning Star (1845- )
Nationality:: American (1845- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/14/1849, Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, abandoned, floated onto a bar, (lumber), sank,
$600 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Hudson River, may not be a Great Lakes Vessel;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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