Grace A. Shannon (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: East Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Crosthwaite's Yard; W. J. Ellinwood
Ownership Notes:: Ellinwood, W J., (1873); Graham, (1873); Shannon, H., (1873-1876); Murray, S., (1875);
Master(s):: Ellinwood, W., (1873); Murray, S., (1873-1876);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 29, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 7 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 8-18-1873
August 18, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-13-1873
September 13, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-12-1876
September 12, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-29-1877; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Grace A. Shannon (Channon) (1873-1877)
Nationality:: American (1873-1877)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1873, Lake Michigan, damaged by collision and repaired, $600 loss;
2. 8/2/1877, 12 miles south of Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, collision, (Steamer, Favorite), sank, (coal), (1 life lost); ;

Notes

General notes:: Is the name Channon or Shannon? Master Abstracts have it as Channon;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1879);

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