Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Mocking Bird (Bark, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Mocking Bird
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1870;
Official Number:
17575
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Tonawanda, New York
Vessel Type:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
F. N. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Jones, F. N., (1868); Winslow, N. C., (1868); Woodruff, Edwin, (1870); Prindville, R., (1872); Clevalnd, W., (1876);
Master(s):
Woodnuff, Edwin, (1868-1870); Prindiville, R., (1872); Cleland, W., (1876);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 164' Width/Beam: 30' 2/3" Depth: 12' 1/2"
1870
Length: 168' Width/Beam: 30.7' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 476.60
1870
Enrollments/Registration
May 19, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 406 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-7-1870
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May 7, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1870
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 10-14-1870
October 14, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 82 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1872
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April 3, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 67 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-14-1874
March 14, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 133 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1876
May 12, 1876
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1876
May 26, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 106 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 12-20-1876

Next document: (Vessel lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Mocking Bird (1868-1876)
Nationality:
American (1868-1876)
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1869, Chicago, lost her bowsprit and replaced, $500 loss;
2. 10/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $4, 400 loss;
2. 10/00/1876, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and became a total wreck; ;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1968-1877);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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