Thomas S. Mott (Schooner, 1862)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Goble
Ownership Notes:: Mannering, David, (1862-1865); Wheeler, M. W., (1868); Doyle, W., (1871);
Master(s):: Stowell, A., (1862-1863); Fisk, W., (1868): Mack, W., (1871);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 11, 1862: Port: Oswego Number: 50 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 8-14-1863
August 14, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 56 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-21-1865
April 21, 1865: Port: Oswego Number: 14 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 4-2-1866
April 2, 1866: Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-17-1868
April 17, 1868: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1871
April 3, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 128 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1875; Next document: (Vessel total wreck)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Thomas S. Mott (1862-1875)
Nationality:: American (1862-1875)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1863, mouth of Chicago River, collision, sank and raised, $189 loss;
2. 7/00/1870, Lake Michigan, collision and repaired, $750 loss;
3. 9/00/1872, Lake Erie, collision and repaired, $500 loss;
4. 10/29/1874, one-half mile north of Ludington, Michigan, Lake Huron, ashore and became a total loss, (wheat);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);

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