E. J. McVea (Schooner, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: E. J. McVea
Year of Build:: 1873
Rebuilt:: 1. 1902;
Official Number:: 8980

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Jacobson & Company
Ownership Notes:: McVea, C., (1873-1879); Richardson, D. S., (1880-1887); Glenn, Hugh, (1887); Lester, T. S., (1888); Sicken, M., (1890-1898);
Master(s):: McCorgnodale, D., (1873-1875); McVea, S., (1879); Schmackles, P. C., (1880); Nielson, N., (1881); Beggs, D., (1885); Glenn, Hugh, (1887); Richardson, D. S., (1887); Hamilton, T., (1887): Lester, G. H., (1888); Mildrum, W. J., (1890); Rogers, J. C., (1894);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1873)

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 140.7' Width/Beam: 25.7' Depth: 10.2'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 291.43 Net: 276.86
1902

Enrollments/Registration

August 16, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-4-1875
May 4, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: District Changed
Next document: Chicago 5-8-1878
May 8, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 6-22-1879
June 22, 1879: Port: Grand Haven Number: 82 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-30-1880
January 30, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-25-1881
March 25, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-4-1885
May 4, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1887
April 4, 1887: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-7-1887
April 7, 1887: Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1887
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 10-17-1887
October 17, 1887: Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1888
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April 7, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 131 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1890
April 8, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 106 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-13-1891
April 13, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 108 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1894
March 23, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 69 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-13-1899
October 13, 1899: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Port Huron 8-15-1902; Next document: (Vesse;Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, E. J. McVea (1873-c.1910)
Nationality:: American (1873-1902): Canadian (1902-c.1910)
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1884, Lake Michigan, mid-lake, damaged in a gale and repaired;
2. 12/7/1898, hull cut through ice in Lake Erie and finally sank off Grassy Island, later raised ;

Notes

General notes:: *U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built at Allegan, Michigan, in 1873;
She was abandoned between 1910-1913;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1903);
5. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 12/8/1898;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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