Ellen Spry (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Little Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: A. M. Spears
Ownership Notes:: Spry, John, (1873-1879); Gardner, F., (1873); Gardner, H. H., (1883); Keith, W. J., (1884); Keith, W. G., (1885-1886);
Master(s):: Ruther, H., (1873); Myers T., (1874-1876); Wilson, A. C., (1883); Cade, A., (1884); Eads, Alfred, (1885); Ahlstrom, F., (1886);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 24, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 63 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-271874
April 27, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 209 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1876
May 10, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1876
May 26, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 107 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 9-6-1883
September 6, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1884
April 26, 1884: Port: Chicago Number: 90 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1885
May 7, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 63 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1886
April 14, 1886: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-11-1886; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Ellen Spry (1873-1886)
Nationality:: American (1873-1886)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1873, Strawberry Island, Green Bay, ashore and released, $600 loss;
2. 11/5/1886, Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, sank, (coal);

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $38,000, in 1873; $28,000,in 1878; $22,000, in 1879;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. Vessel Register: (1873-1878);
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1887);

Contact

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