A. H. Moss (Schooner, 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: A. H. Moss
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 1025

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: P. F. Crosing (Crosier)
Ownership Notes:: Leonard, O. A., (1863-1866); Moffatt, J., (1865); Cohen, E., (1871-1878); Cohen, H. J., (1879); Hurley, John, (1881-1887); Cohen, H. J., (1878);
Master(s):: Moffatt, J., (1863-1866); Hicks, W., (1871-1872); Cohen, E., (1873); Peterson, A., (1878); Beckly, D., (1879); Skinner, E. A., (1881); Christie, J. H., (1887);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 139' 5 1/2" Width/Beam: 26' 1 1/2" Depth: 12' 6 3/8"
1865: Length: 139.6' Width/Beam: 26.2' Depth: 12.2'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 426
1865: Gross: 304.19 Net: 288.89

Enrollments/Registration

June 8, 1863: Port: Sandusky Number: 26 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 5-3-1865
May 3, 1865: Port: Erie Number: 23 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 5-1-1866
May 1, 1866: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1866
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Sandusky 6-22-1866
June 22, 1866: Port: Sandusky Number: 18 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1871
April 5, 1871: Port: Cleveland Number: 74 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1872
April 17, 1872: Port: Cleveland Number: 72 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1873
April 3, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 61 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Loss of Papers
Next document: Cleveland 1-17-1876
January 17, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-17-1876 #118
June 17, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 118 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-11-1877
June 11, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 6-14-1878
June 14, 1878: Port: Cleveland Number: 83 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 3-5-1879
March 5, 1879: Port: Cleveland Number: 33 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1881
April 4, 1881: Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1881
June 1, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 144 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1887
April 29, 1887: Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 1-3-1889; Next document: (Vessel total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, A. H. Moss (1863-1889)
Nationality:: American (1863-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan and repaired;
2. 10/00/1870, Lake Superior, ashore and released, $12, 000 loss;
3. 9/00/1871, Lake Michigan, lost her mainmast and repaired, $200 loss;
4. 9/00/1872, Marquette, Lake Superior, beached, $6, 400 loss;
5. 11/26/1882, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
6. 11/00/1887, Lake Huron, ashore and wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: Home Port: Vermilion, Ohio, 1869-1870; Cleveland, Ohio,1871-1882; Detroit, Michigan, (1883-1885);
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; 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. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1889);

Contact

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