Benjamin F. Bruce (Schooner, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Benjamin F. Bruce
Year of Build:: 1873
Official Number:: 2860

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: East Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: William Crosthwaite
Ownership Notes:: Crosthwaite, William, (1873); Kelderhouse, J., (1874); Doyle, P. C., (1875); Gilchrist, J. C., (1884-1894);
Master(s):: McMillan, C., (1873-1875); Schuck, R. E., (1884); Landgroff, William, (1886); Gilchrist, J. C.,, (1887-1891); Schurk, K. E., (1887-1894);

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 196' Width/Beam: 33.5' Depth: 13.9'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 729.37 Net: 692.91

Enrollments/Registration

June 24, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 118 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-16-1874
April 16, 1874: Port: Buffalo Number: 211 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1875
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May 15, 1875: Port: Buffalo Number: 40 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-23-1884
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April 23, 1884: Port: Sandusky Number: 21 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-18-1886
March 1, 1886: Port: Sandusky Number: 14 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1887
March 28, 1887: Port: Sandusky Number: 22 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-18-1888
April 18, 1888: Port: Sandusky Number: 19 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1890
March 28, 1890: Port: Sandusky Number: 25 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-25-1891
April 25, 1891: Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-31-1892
March 31, 1892: Port: Sandusky Number: 30 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1894
March 28, 1894: Port: Sandusky Number: 40 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-23-1894
April 23, 1894: Port: Sandusky Number: 47 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-30-1902; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Benjamin F. Bruce (1873-1902)
Nationality:: American (1873-1902)
Chronology:: 1. 9/27/1873, Port Sanilac, Lake Huron, ashore and released, (corn), $2, 800 loss;
2. 10/20/1895, St. Mary's River, sank and raised;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1902);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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