Schuylkill (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Gibson and Craig
Ownership Notes:: Anchor Line, (1873); Fleming, P. H., (1873-1889); Fulk, Frank J., (1882);
Master(s):: Barry, L. F., (1873); Moore, T., (1873): Blair, George, (1882); Fleming, P. H., (1889);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 25, 1873: Port: Erie Number: 26 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 3-23-1882
March 23, 1882: Port: Erie Number: 26 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-23-1889
March 23, 1889: Port: Chicago Number: 69 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-12-1889; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Schuylkill (1873-1889)
Nationality:: American (1873-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 5/11/1889, Starve Island Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
2. 10/5/1889, Portage Lake, Lake Superior, ashore;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1890);

Contact

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