Mocking Bird (Propeller, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mocking Bird
Year of Build:: 1873
Rebuilt:: 1. 1883, Port Huron, Michigan;
2. 1901, Bay City;
Official Number:: 90530

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Pot Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Archibald S. Stewart
Ownership Notes:: Moffatt, James, (1873-1882); Ried, James, (1886-1888); Young, William A., (1890); Loveland, R. A., (1890); Rays, R. N., (1892); Roy, R. H., (1893); Emery, T., (1893); Davidson, James, (1894); Michigan Log Towing Company, (1895-1904); Tomlinson, G. A., (1911): Davidson Steam Ship Company, (1916);
Master(s):: Moore, C. F., (1873); Moffats, (1873); Danger, F. H., (1877); Stevenson, H., (1886-1888); Young, W. L., (1890); Young, W. D., (1892-1893); Davidson, James, (1894);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1873)

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 123.4' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 8.5'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 142.54
1883: Gross: 177.76 Net: 113.42
1901

Enrollments/Registration

July 7, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 7-22-1873
July 22, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 3 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 5-25-1877
May 25, 1877: Port: Port Huron Number: 61 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-15-1882
May 15, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 178 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-31-1883
May 31, 1883: Port: Port Huron Number: 130 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Port Huron 11-25-1885
November 25, 1885: Port: Port Huron Number: 31 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-24-1886
May 24, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 101 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-5-1888
June 5, 1888: Port: Grand Haven Number: 113 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-22-1890
November 22, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 50 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-13-1890
December 13, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 53 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-1-1892
April 1, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 89 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-18-1893
April 18, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 119 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1894
March 23, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 72 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-30-1904
March 30, 1904: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Marquette 6-30-1918; Next document: (Vessel abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Mocking Bird (1873-1918)
Nationality:: American (1873-1918)
Chronology:: 1. 8/27/1882, a short distance above Detroit, lower city, collision, (Tug, Gladiator), sank and raised;

Notes

General notes:: She was dismantled and abandoned in 1918;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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