Alice B. Norris (Schooner, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Wolf & Davidson
Ownership Notes:: Joys, J., (1872); Shaw, W. W., (1884-1887): Wade, Tanman, (1888); Moore, Truman, (1890-1895); Croswaite, J. L., (1895-1899); Hines Lumber Company, (1902-1916); Hamilton Transportation Company, (1915-1919);
Master(s):: Joys, J., (1872); Glenn, H., (1884): Shaw, W. W., (1887): Ingraham, F. E., (1890-1891); Crosthwaite, J. L., (1895);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 30, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 25 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1884
April 12, 1884: Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-15-1887
April 15, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 95 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-16-1888
February 16, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 35 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-22-1890
March 22, 1890: Port: Cleveland Number: 42 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1891
March 30, 1891: Port: Cleveland Number: 70 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1894
April 21, 1894: Port: Cleveland Number: 88 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1895
April 29, 1895: Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-22-1899
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September 22, 1899: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Chicago 4-20-1900
April 20, 1900: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Alice B. Norris (1872-1932)
Nationality:: American (1872-1932)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1872, Detroit River, struck Lime Kiln Reef and repaired, $8, 000 loss;
2. 5/00/1873, South Point Island, Lake Michigan, ashore, $2, 400 loss;
3. 11/10/1914, stranded between St. Helena Island and Sisquel Bay;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1927 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and later towed to Summer Island where she was sunk as a breakwater, in 1932;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1927);
6. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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