M. I. Wilcox (Schooner, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: M. I. Wilcox
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1889;
Official Number:: 17617

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Bailey Brothers
Ownership Notes:: Miner, Lyman, (1868-1871); Miner, John, (1869-1877); Bissell, James H., (1870); Mining, L., (1872); Dammecler. D. G., (1883-1889); Murphy, Thomas, (1892); Damaecker, F. E., (1895); Murphy, Thomas, (1899-1904); Michigan Wrecking and Salvage Company, (1902); C. C. Baunhart, (1906); Summerville, (1906);
Master(s):: Miner, Lyman, (1868-1872); Miner, J., (1877); Keller, C. F., (1883-1884); Mason, John, (1889); Pappa, James, (1892); Summerville, (1906);

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 136.8' Width/Beam: 27.8' Depth: 13.3'
1889: Length: 137' Width/Beam: 27.5' Depth: 12.7'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 396.02 Net: 350.57
1889: Gross: 377.86 Net: 358.97

Enrollments/Registration

May 27, 1868: Port: Toledo Number: 83 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-14-1869
June 14, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1869
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Toledo 7-2-1869
July 2, 1869: Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Toledo4-13-1870
April 13, 1870: Port: Toledo Number: 46 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1871
April 18, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Toledo 4-17-
April 17, 1872: Port: Toledo Number: 44 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1875
May 5, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cape Vincent 5-21-1877 #5
May 21, 1877: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 5 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 3-18-1880
March 18, 1880: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 10 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1883
April 27, 1883: Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-28-1884
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August 28, 1884: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-10-1887
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March 10, 1887: Port: Buffalo Number: 39 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1889
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April 27, 1889: Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 7-5-1892
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July 5, 1892: Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-28-1904
April 28, 1904: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, M. I. Wilcox (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1868- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/29/1875, Port Colborne, ashore, (wheat), released;
2. 10/15/1884, Lake Ontario, dismasted mid-lake and towed into port for repairs, (iron ore);
3. 10/29/1890, Cleveland, ashore and released, $700 loss;
4. 5/8/1906, Colchester, Lake Erie, sank, (coal);
5. 00/00/1952, Canadian Hydrographic Service could not find any trace of the wreck;

Notes

General notes:: Home Port: Cape Vincent, 1878-1880; Clayton, New York 1880-1883; Buffalo, New York, 1884-1885;
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built at Toledo in 1866;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;

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