Sylvia Morton (Schooner, 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Sylvia Morton
Year of Build:: 1863
Rebuilt:: 1. 1871;
Official Number:: 23055

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Roswell Hayes
Ownership Notes:: Morton, P., (1863); Morton, George, (1864); Ash, James, (1865); Pratt, P. P., (1865); Ryan, C. N., (1866); Hunter, A. G., (1871); Rogers, E., (1875); Murdock, T., (1877); Mitchell. W., (1878-1879); Martin, G. H., (1880); Bridge, J., (1883); Glynn, E. W., (1884); McFigue, P., (1885);
Master(s):: Vannatta, William, (1863-1865); Ladd, H., (1866); Hunter, A. G., (1871); Bennington, R., (1875); Murdock, T., (1877); McIntosh, W., (1878); Phelps, G. H., (1879); Rudge, J., (1880-1882); Bridge, J., (1883); Glynn, E. W., (1884); McFigue, A., (1885);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1865: Length: 123' Width/Beam: 25.4' Depth: 9.3'
1871: Length: 123' Width/Beam: 25.4' Depth: 9.3'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 261 + 40/95
1865: Gross: 188.84
1871: Gross: 188.84 Net: 179.40

Enrollments/Registration

May 12, 1863: Port: Erie Number: 7 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865: Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1865
May 18, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 146 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-22-1865
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July 22, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 270 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 5-1-1866
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May 1, 1866: Port: Sandusky Number: 11 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-27-1871
March 27, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 56 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel altered to a Sloop
Next document: Port Huron 3-8-1875
March 8, 1875: Port: Port Huron Number: 32 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-27-1877
June 27, 1877: Port: Port Huron Number: 79 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1876
April 8, 1876: Port: Port Huron Number: 50 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-5-1879
June 5, 1879: Port: Sandusky Number: 78 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 5-12-1879
May 12, 1879: Port: Port Huron Number: 74 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1880
April 7, 1880: Port: Port Huron Number: 101 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1882
April 7, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 130 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-6-1883
April 6, 1883: Port: Port Huron Number: 70 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-2-1884
April 2, 1884: Port: Port Huron Number: 85 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-27-1885
June 27, 1885: Port: Cleveland Number: 45 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-2-1886
October 2, 1886: Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 1-2-1889; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Sylvia Morton (1863-1871);
b. Sloop, Sylvia Morton (1871-1889)
Nationality:: American (1863-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1887, Lake Huron, wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: She had a scow bottom and stern in 1864;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky,
Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1889);
5. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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