John B Merrill (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Sanborn, G. P., (1873-1881); Porter, I., (1873); Sanborn, G. P., (1884-1887); Connelly, John, (1889);
Master(s):: Lucas, G., (1873-1875); Sandborn, G. P., (1881-1887) Coleman, J. H., (1884); Boyce, H. M., (1886):

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 29, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 5-14-1875
May 14, 1875: Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-7-1881
April 7, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 76 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1884
April 28, 1884: Port: Milwaukee Number: 85 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-29-1886
March 29, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 47 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-24-1887
March 24, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 68 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-18-1889
March 18, 1889: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-19-1893
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, John B. Merrill (1873-1893)
Nationality:: American (1873-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 11/1/1883, ashore and released;
2. 10/14/1893, on a reef at Drummond's Island, Ontario, Lake Huron, ashore and became a total wreck;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;]
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;]
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1894);

Contact

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