: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: New Baltimore, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: William Summerfield
Ownership Notes:: Summerfield, W., (1862); Ledbetter, Thomas, (1864-1865); Rich, E., (1866); Heawley, R., (1867); White, (1866); Flick, (1866);
Master(s):: Davis, M. W., (1862); Wilson, William, (1864-1865); Rich, E., (1866); Heawley, R., (1867);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 15, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 167 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1864
March 28, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-20-1865
June 20, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 207 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-6-1866
March 6, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1867
April 8, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Union Star (1862- )
Nationality:: American (1862- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/28/1867, Gull Island Reef, Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, sank, (coal), $1, 200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1866, she was valued at $2,500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1866;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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