James McKay (Schooner, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Waukegan, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Robin Emerson
Ownership Notes:: Smith, N. C., (1848); Smith, Aaron, (1848); Steward, H. J., (1851); Walley, J. S., (1851-1852); Morrison, A. H., (1854-1855); Parks, F. T., (1856);
Master(s):: Minskey, Aaron, (1848); Steward, H. J., (1851); McNice, C., (1852); French, D., (1855); Cunningham, P., (1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 24, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 32 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 2-26-1851
February 26, 1851*: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1852
April 29, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-16-1852
September 16, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 107 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1854
April 25, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-21-1855
June 21, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-19-1856
May 19, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, James McKay (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/30-31/1850, New Buffalo, (or Waukegan), Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 11/7/1856, near Chicago, struck the bar, sank, and raised, $1, 000 loss;
3. 3/00/1857, Steamer, Huron, struck the wreck of the Schooner, McKay, stove in her bottom and sank;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

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