E. B. Morgan (Bark, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: E. B. Morgan
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1861;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Grand Rapids, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Rathborn, A., (1847-1848); Richmond, A., (1851); Dorr, E. P., (1855); Clark, S. B., (1855); Durfee, S. S., (1855-1856); Atwater, (1855); Hosmer, S. T., (1856); Stafford, J. F., (1858-1864); Rollofoson, Willism, (1863);
Master(s):: Peterson, G., (1847); Moore, E., (1848); Johnson, S. M., (1851); Dunlop, R., (1856-1858); Stone, E., (1853), Riley, J., (1855); Dorr, E. P., (1855); Elsey, J., (1863);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 143' Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 9' 6"

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 310 + 62/95**

Enrollments/Registration

September 2, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-1-1848
October 1, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1851
April 3, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-2-1853
April 2, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-3-1855
November 3, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 228.5 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-22-1855
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December 22, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 237 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-7-1856
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March 7, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1856
April 12, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1858
May 24, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 33 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1860
May 12, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-6-1863
May 6, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 120 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Bark, E. B. Morgan (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1847, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, Ontonagon), repaired;
2. 9/00/1858, Chicago Harbor, struck on a bar, lightered off, $1, 500 loss;
3. 12/00/1858, Lake Michigan, lost deck load of wood, $80 loss;
4. 11/00/1864, Evanston, ashore and released, $700 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *1864 vessel register has her built in Grand Haven, Michigan;
**1860, tonnage is 305 + 62/95, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 654;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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