Maid of the Mist (Schooner, 1863)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: B. King
Ownership Notes:: Goulait, Alexander (1863-1867); Goular St. Clair, (1868); Sage, J. C., (1868); Sage, D., (1868); Blood, F., (1870); Driscoll,S., (1873-1874); Wilson, I., (1877);
Master(s):: Goulait, Alexander, (1863); Bones, D., (1865); Corlee, L., (1867); Gould, D., (1868); Jones, J., (1870); Driscoll, S., (1873-1874); Wilson, I., (1877);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 18, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 213 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1865
April 1, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Port Huron 4-30-1867
April 1, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 39 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Division of District
Next document: Toledo 4-21-1868
April 21, 1868: Port: Toledo Number: 58 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-26-1870
April 26, 1870: Port: Port Huron Number: 28 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-4-1873
April 4, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Sandusky 4-10-1874
April 10, 1874: Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1877
April 18, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-21-1878; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Maid of The Mist (1863-1878)
Nationality:: American (1863-1878)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1869, Cleveland, ashore and released, $400 loss;
2. 9/14/1871, St. Clair River, collision (Bark, J. G. Masten), and sunk;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
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. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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