Henry A. Kent (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Jones
Ownership Notes:: Jones, W., (1873); Packer, C., (1873); Wallace, James P., (1886): Warner, John W., (1888); Byrness, (1888); Gilchrist, A., (1896); Gilchrist, J., (1897); Hurley, (1897);
Master(s):: Pader, C., (1873); Wood, Charles, (1886); Byrns, R. E., (1888); Schnek, R. E., (1896);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 3, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-8-1873
October 8, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1876
April 17, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 83 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1877
April 26, 1877: Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1886
April 6, 1886: Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1888
March 27, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 59 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-19-1896
June 19, 1896: Port: Sandusky Number: 34 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-26-1897
March 26, 1897: Port: Sandusky Number: 21 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-6-1897; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Henry A. Kent (1873-1897)
Nationality:: American (1873-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1874, Chicago, sprang a leak and repaired, $300 loss;
2. 11/29/1882, dismasted in Lake Huron during a storm and towed into port, repaired;
3. 10/30/1896, Lonner Island, ashore and released;
4. 9/16/1897, 8 miles off Standard Rock, Lake Superior, sprang a leak, sank, (iron ore);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1898);
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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