Donaldson (Bark, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Tonawanda, New York
Vessel Type:: Bark
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Eagle Figure Head
Builder Name:: John B. Martel
Ownership Notes:: Donaldson, David, (1867-1881); Husner, John W., (1888); Harper, George, (1889); Heisner, J. W., (1893); Patzer, P., (1893); Lake Shore Saw Mill & Lumber Company, 1902); Kerr, Eva May, (1904);
Master(s):: Rogers, Daniel, (1867); Young, R., (1881); Heisner, John W., (1888-1892); Patzer, D. J., (1893);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 22, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-3-1881
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June 3, 1881: Port: Buffalo Number: 93 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1888
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April 12, 1888: Port: Buffalo Number: 39 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-26-1889
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March 26, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 98 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-18-1892
April 18, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 135 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-6-1893
March 6, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 65 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-27-1901
April 27, 1901: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Cleveland 12-31-1914; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Bark, Donaldson (1867-1881);
b. Schooner, Donaldson (1881-1914)
Nationality:: American (1867-1914)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, driven back from Lake Huron in a damaged condition and repaired;
2. 4/00/1874, damaged her outfit on Lake Michigan and repaired, $200 loss;
3. 8/17/1913, Cleveland, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and sank;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned 12/31/1914, at Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1915);
7. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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