Wahnipitae (Schooner, 1886)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: James Davidson
Ownership Notes:: Davidson, J., (1886); Emery Brothers; Loveland Transportation Company, (1886-1890); Loveland, R. A., (1889-1890); Reid, James, (1890);
Master(s):: Skinner, E., (1886); Roys, R. H., (1889); Hazen, Arthur, (1890);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 24, 1886: Port: Port Huron Number: 118 of 1886
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 8-23-1886
August 23, 1886: Port: Port Huron Number: 19 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-12-1889
April 12, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 138 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-23-1890
April 23, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 132 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Port Huron 3-31-1891; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Wahnipitae (1886-1891)
Nationality:: American (1886-1891)
Chronology:: 1. 6/26/1888, Sault River, ashore and released;
2. 7/6/1888, broken rudder stock and repaired;
3. 8/4/1890, Buffalo, ashore and released;
4. 10/26/1890, Cleveland, struck the breakwater and went ashore, hull went to pieces;
5. 6/22/1895, a piece of the wreck was struck by a sailboat, which sank, (wrecker James Reid salvaged her and abandoned
the hull);

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #14;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1886-1891);

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