John P. March (Bark, 1864)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: P. F. Crosier (Crouier)
Ownership Notes:: Pierce, J. W., (1864-1867); Burton, C., (1864-1870); Wadsworth, W., (1865);
Master(s):: Lyon, W. S., (1864): Wadsworth,W., (1864-1868); Dobbage, J., (1870);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 22, 1864: Port: Sandusky Number: 35 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-24-1865
August 24, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 309 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Sandusky 8-16-1866
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August 16, 1866: Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 8-25-1867
August 25, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-16-1868
September 16, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-29-1868
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September 29, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 70 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 9-5-1870
September 5, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-30-1878; Next document: (Vessel Lost); Next document:

History

Classification:: a. Bark, John P. March (1864-1878)
Nationality:: American (1864-1878)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1869, Straits of Mackinaw, damaged by collision, (Bark, George Sherman), repaired, $750 loss;
2. 10/30.1878, off Good Harbor, Lake Michigan, ashore, (4 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: Home Port: Toussaint, Ohio, 1864-1868; Chicago, Illinois, 1869-1878;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
6. John Poole's notes;

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