Lotus (Bark, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Depere, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Elmo Sorenson
Ownership Notes:: Parker, W., (1867); Magill, C., (1867-1874); Garrett, James, (1867); Spaulding, J., (1879); Wood, George E., (1880-1899); Bates, Perry J., (1904);
Master(s):: Davis, Levi, (1867); Parker, W., (1869) Fitch, A., (1869); Donnell, J., (1874); Travis, J., (1879); Seaton, R., (1890-1897);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 8, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 377 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1869
March 11, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 170 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-5-1869
October 5, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-21-1874
November 21, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1874
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 12-7-1874
December 7, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 3-10-1879
March 10, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-27-1880
January 27, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-22-1897
May 22, 1897: Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-15-1900
May 15, 1900: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lotus (1867- )
Nationality:: American (1867- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, damaged stanchions and rail at Chicago and repaired;
2. 11/00/1870, Lake Michigan, hull damaged in a squall and repaired, $275 loss;
3. 11/00/1873, Grand Island, Lake Superior, ashore, $27, 000 loss;
4. 11/00/1873, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired, $880 loss;
5. 1915, loaded with 10 barrels of kerosene and one keg of dynamite, she was burned in a July 4th celebration;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, 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. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1918);

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