Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Amaretta Mosher
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1885, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:
389
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Alfred Mosher & Gershom A. Thayer
Ownership Notes:
Brown, R., (1867-1870); Dunham, J. S., (1885-1899); Shackett, J. M., (1902); Hutchinson, D., (1902);
Master(s):
Brown, R., (1867-1870); McCarty, J. F., (1885); Johannes, P. W., (1887);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1867)*
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 134.9' Width/Beam: 30.5' Depth: 10.6'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 300.91 Net: 285.87
1885
Enrollments/Registration
June 10, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 95 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1870
March 30, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1876
April 24, 1876
   Port: Chicago

Next document: Chicago 1-18-1882
January 18, 1882
   Port: Albany Number: 32 of 1882
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1885
April 30, 1885
   Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1887
March 29, 1887
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Niagara Falls 4-19-1900
April 19, 1900
   Port: Niagara Falls

Next document: Port Huron 12-29-1902
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Amaretta Mosher (1867-1902)
Nationality:
American ((1867-1902)
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1869, Chicago, damaged her outfit by collision, (Schooner, North Star), and refitted;
2. 11/23/1902, Starve Island Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and became a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Rig changed from 2 masts to 3 masts in 1885;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1903);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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