Morning Star (Schooner, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Morning Star
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1879, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:: 90363

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Eagle Figure Head
Builder Name:: Neville Smith and F. Hamilton
Ownership Notes:: Raab, C., (1868); Long, Thomas A., (1868); Campbell, W. R., (1874-1880); Hunt, M. R., (1882): Elliott, A. M., (1884); Warren, A. H., (1890); Ellis, C. H., (1891-1893); Lorenz, F. C., (1894); Ulrich, (1896-1897): Hawk, (1896-1897);
Master(s):: Long, Thomas A., (1868); Campbell, W. R., (1874-1882); Elliott,A. M., (1884); Anderson, Charles, (1890); Ellis, C. H., (1891); Christenson, E, (1893); Swinburn, D., (1894); Hansen, George, (1896-1897);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 117.6' Width/Beam: 26.2' Depth: 9.5'
1879: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 8.9'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 217.74
1879: Gross: 205.43 Net: 195.16

Enrollments/Registration

June 23, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 152 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 3-2-1874
March 2, 1874: Port: Milwaukee Number: 72 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1877
April 29, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 6-11-1877
June 11, 1877: Port: Milwaukee Number: 94 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 6-25-1878
June 25, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Milwaukee 7-23-1878
July 23, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-12-1879
July 12, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 8-17-1880
August 17, 1880: Port: Milwaukee Number: 23 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 8-31-1882
August 31, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 25 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-12-1884
June 12, 1884: Port: Chicago Number: 121 of 1884
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 9-25-1884
September 25, 1884: Port: Milwaukee Number: 12 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1890
April 2, 1890: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-15-1891
April 15, 1891: Port: Milwaukee Number: 90 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-10-1893
October 10, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-9-1894
June 9, 1894: Port: Milwaukee Number: 107 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-11-1896
June 11, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 109 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1897
April 14, 1897: Port: Milwaukee Number: 96 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee12-20-1899; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Morning Star (1868-1899)
Nationality:: American (1868-1899)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1869, St. Clair River, damaged her hull and outfit by collision, repaired, $500 loss;
2. 11/00/1872, near Middle Sister Island, Lake Erie, sank, $7, 500 loss;
3. 12/11/1899, east side of South Fox Island, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: When she was launched, her upper works were one inch to wide to fit through the Welland Canal;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1872-1900:

Contact

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