: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Craig Shipbuiolding Company
Ownership Notes:: Craig, John, (1890); Comstock,A. W., (1890); Ward, J. J., (1892);
Master(s):: Powers, W., (1890); Pawns, W., (1890); Jones, S., (1892);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 28, 1890: Port: Toledo Number: 23 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 8-6-1890
August 6, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 17 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1892
April 12, 1892: Port: Detroit Number: 64 of 1892
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1892
April 23, 1892: Port: Chicago Number: 64 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 10-21-1898; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Churchill (1890-1898)
Nationality:: American (1890-1898)
Chronology:: 1. 10/13/1898, Waukegan, Illinois, Lake Michigan, sank, (2 lives lost);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1890-1899);

Contact

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