Morning Star (Schooner, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oakville, Ontariio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Ashman
Ownership Notes:: Mitchell, (1856-1857); Weekes, Tracy,, (1864); Cardwell, (1872-1873); McManus, Patrick, (1873);
Master(s):: Mitchell, (1856-1857);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Morning Star (1852- )
Nationality:: Canada (1852- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1856, lake Ontario, damaged cargo in a gale and repaired, $1, 200 loss;
2. 11/00/1861, Lake Ontario, collision, (unknown vessel), repaired at Cobourg, $200 loss;
3. 11/00/1867, Lake Huron, lost her deck load of lumber, $800 loss;
4. 9/00/1872, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, sank at the pier and raised, $350 loss;
5. north of St. Joseph, ashore and released, (shingles);
6. 7/00/1873, Lake Ontario, damaged by collision and repaired, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1856, she was valued at $4,000; 1857, she was valued at $3,000; 1864, she was valued at $1,800;
She was owned at Milford, Ontario, in 1872-1873;
Sources:: 1. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1856, 1857, 1864, 1873;
2. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. John Poole's notes;

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