Humming Bird (Schooner, 1829)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: River Rouge, MIchigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Brig
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Madge, Elizah, (1829-1830); Cooper, David, (1830); De Garmo, (1832);
Master(s):: Madge, Elizah, (1829); Jones, De Garmo, (1832); Delanney, Jean Baptisle, (1830); Gasan, Augustan, (1830);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 30, 1829: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1830
April 10, 1830: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-30-1832
May 30, 1832: Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Humming Bird (1829- );
b. Brig, Humming Bird ( -1843)
Nationality:: American (1829-1843)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1843, Lake Michigan, sank, 6 lives lost, $1, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Certificates of Registry; Detroit, Michigan;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. House Report No. 741, Page 131: Vessels lost on Lake Michgian, 1824-1837;
6. Detroit City Directroy, 1836;
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;

Contact

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