Alba (Scow, 1862)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Cyrus Stiles (H. Baker)
Ownership Notes:: Stiles, Cyrus, (1862); Rathbone, Amos, (1863); Anderson, John, (1864); Johnson, J., (1865); Scovill, C. F., (1866);
Master(s):: Anderson, John, (1863-1865); Olsen, A., (1866); Seaton, E., (1862);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 28, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 107 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1863
April 1, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 17 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1864
April 18, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1865
March 30, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 8-29-1866
August 29, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1876; Next document: (Vessel exempt)

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Alba (1862- )
Nationality:: American (1862- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/10/1868, Chicago, Lake Michigan, ashore and hull went to pieces, (wood);

Notes

General notes:: 1878, her home port was Chicago, Illinois;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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