Venus (Schooner, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: New Jerusalem, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: S. R. Kirby
Ownership Notes:: 'Ward, E., (1871-1876); Grummond, S. B., (1877); Carter, A., (1880); Stone, C. H., (1881); Stone, C. G., (1882);
Master(s):: Letts, George, (1872); Fleming, M., (1873); Cuson, C., (1876); Fonney, E., (1877); Carter, A., (1880-1882);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 22, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1873
April 14, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-10-1876
May 10, 1876: Port: Detroit Number: 77 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-25-1877
May 25, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1880
April 6, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-7-1880
October 7, 1880: Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 10-11-1881
October 11, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 53 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-23-1882
November 23, 1882: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-16-1887
December 16, 1887: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Venus (1872- );
b. Unrigged Barge, Venus ( - )
Nationality:: American (1872- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/23/1884, east point of Kelley's Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (coal);
2. 10/3/1887, Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, sank, (grind stones), (7 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: *She got a new outfit in 1880:
Home Port: Caseville, Michigan;
In 1872, she was fitted with masts by the Detroit Dry Dock Company, which was the late Campbell, Owen and Company;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1882-1888);

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