Morning Star (Schooner, 1825)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Morning Star
Year of Build:: 1825

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Venice (Huron County), Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Costaloe (Costello), John, (1825-1826); Bean, Jesse, (1830); Bean, John, (1830-1832); Sanderson, James, (1830); Todd, Agustus, (1830); McNiff, Robert R., (1833); Hutchinsons, William, (1833); Dorr, I. R., (1835); Dorr, J. R., (1835); Jones, DeGarmo, (1835); Haguard, Rafield, (1836); Tubbs, Alanson,;
Master(s):: Haskins, Horatio G., (1825-1826); Costaloe (Costello), John, (1826); Larabee, Joseph, (1826-1830); Chapin, Luther, (1826); Johnson, (1827); Tubbs, Alanson, (1829); Sanderson, James, (1830); Todd, Agustus, (1830); Mackabee, Roswell, (1830); Bean, John, (1831-1832); Bean, Jesse, (1832); McNiff, Robert R., (1833); Atwell, W., (1834); Larabee, Isaac, (1836);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1825)

Hull Dimensions

1825: Length: 49' Width/Beam: 15' 3" Depth: 4' 9"

Tonnage

1825: Gross: 30 + 63/95

Enrollments/Registration

October 9, 1825: Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Portland 11-25-1825
November 25, 1825: Port: Portland Number: 4 of 1825
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Sandusky 3-31-1826
March 31, 1826: Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 8-10-1826
August 10, 1826: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 9-26-1826
September 26, 1826: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Cleveland 9-10-1829
September 10, 1829: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-24-1829
October 24, 1829: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1829
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Presque Isle 3-8-1830
March 8, 1830: Port: Presque Isle
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1830
March 27, 1830: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-20-1830
May 20, 1830: Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-23-1830
June 23, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-7-1830
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September 7, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-3-1830
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October 13, 1830: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1831
April 11, 1831: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-24-1832
May 24, 1832: Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1833
April 10, 1833: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1835
March 28, 1835: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 8-29-1836
August 29, 1836: Port: Sandusky* Number: 8 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-20-1837
March 20, 1837: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Morning Star (1825- )
Nationality:: American (1825- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/28/1826, West Sister Island reef, ashore, (passengers, fish), (2 lives lost);**
2. 4/29/1826 vessel drifted off the reef and capsized;
3. 5/2/1826, hull was found drifting in Lake Erie and was towed to port and repaired;
4. 11/23/1829, Lake Erie, reported as being lost;***
5. 7/17/1834, Lake Erie, near Conneaut, Ohio, capsized and towed into port;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment gives date of build as 1835, which is an error;
**Crew and passengers rescued by schooner, Guerriere;
***Report later proved to be false;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Portland, Ohio; Presque Isle,
Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania; Sandusky,
Ohio;
3. Certificates of Registry: Portland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Detroit Gazette: 3/21/1826, 5/9/1826;
6. Michigan Herald: 10/18/1825;
7. Detroit Journal: 7/20/1834;
8. Black Rock Gazette: 5/18/1826, 7/6/1826;
9. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 5/12/1826, 7/6/1827, 12/3/1829, 1/13/1831;

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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