J. H. Magruder (Scow, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: J. H. Magruder
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1869, Toussaint, Ohio;
2. 1870;
3. 1881;
Official Number:: 13745

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Tousant, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Hazen, W., (1868-1870); Depew, G. H., (1871); Wilson, H. L., (1873-1878); Conkey, A., (1878); Beard, T. E., (1880-1881); Conkey, A., (1881); Thompson, C. D., (1889);
Master(s):: Hazen, W., (1868-1870); Depew, (1871); Wilson, H., (1873); Conkey, A., (1878-1881); Conkey, M., (1889);

Hull Dimensions

1869: Length: 114.5' Width/Beam: 22.2' Depth: 7.4'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 74.07
1869: Gross: 136.71 Net: 129.88
1870
1881

Enrollments/Registration

June 26, 1868: Port: Sandusky Number: 21 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 7-1-1869
July 1, 1869: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Sandusky 5-16-1870
May 16, 1870: Port: Sandusky Number: 21 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered to a Barge
Next document: Sandusky 8-10-1870
August 10, 1870: Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 3-27-1871
March 27, 1871: Port: Toledo Number: 33 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-8-1871
November 8, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-7-1872
September 7, 1872: Port: Port Huron Number: 28 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 2-6-1873
February 6, 1873: Port: Toledo Number: 33 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-9-1878
April 9, 1878: Port: Toledo Number: 20 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 4-25-1878
April 25, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 62 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 3-17-1880
March 17, 1880: Port: Port Huron Number: 72 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-15-1881
March 15, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a scow
Next document: Port Huron 9-20-1881
September 20, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 45 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-25-1889
May 25, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 195 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1896; Next document: (Vessel Stranded 9-17-1895)

History

Classification:: a. Scow, J. H. Magruder (1868-1870);
b. Barge, J. H., Magruder (1870-1881);
c. Scow, J. H. Magruder (1881-1896)
Nationality:: American (1868-1896)
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1869, Detroit River, sank by collision, (Propeller, Galena), and raised, $800 loss;
2. 11/22/1871, off Malden, sank and raised;
3. 9/18/1895, near Harrisville, Michigan, Lake Huron, ashore 4 miles south of Sturgeon Point and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868=1896);
6. John Poole's notes;

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