: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: James Davidson
Ownership Notes:: Davidson, James, (1896-1898); Gerlach, William, (1899); Lake Transit Company, (1901); Hutchinson Company, (1904-1905);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 11, 1896: Port: Port Huron
Reason: New
March 28, 1899: Port: Duluth Number: 25 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-30-1901
January 31, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1901
April 26, 1901: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Abyssinia (1896-1917)
Nationality:: American (1896-1917)
Chronology:: 1. 10/18/1917, 3 miles west of Tecumseh Reef, Lake Erie, ashore while in tow of Steamer, Maruba and hull went to pieces;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #74;
She was valued at $75,000, in 1898; $50,000, in 1903; $35,000, in 1907;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Vessel Register: (1897-1907);
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1896-1918);
5. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota; Port Huron, Michigan;
6. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota; Port Huron, Michigan;

Contact

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