Mocking Bird (Schooner, 1851)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mocking Bird
Year of Build:: 1851
Rebuilt:: 1. 1874;, J. Richards, Manitowoc, Wisconsin;
Official Number:: 90744

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Richards, J., (1874-1878); Upright, A. R., (1882-1886); Bennett, Henry, (1887); Furgerson, William, (1888); Bell, John, (1888); Swart, M. E., (1889);
Master(s):: Dow, W., (1874); Larson, E., (1878); Lenox, W. C., (1882); Madison, George, (1886-1887); Furgerson, William, (1888); Lennox, William, (1888); Spencer, H., (1889):

Hull Dimensions

1865: Length: 111.7' Width/Beam: 22.2' Depth: 7.6'

Tonnage

1874: Gross: 159.21 Net: 151.25
1851
1865

Enrollments/Registration

July 30, 1874: Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1878
April 29, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 6-24-1878
June 24, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 112 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-23-1882
January 23, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 11-15-1882
November 15, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 58 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-13-1886
April 13, 1886: Port: Grand Haven Number: 65 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-16-1887
April 16, 1887: Port: Grand Haven Number: 44 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-3-1888
March 3, 1888: Port: Grand Haven Number: 50 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-13-1888
July 13, 1888: Port: Grand Haven Number: 13 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-20-1889
May 20, 1889: Port: Chicago Number: 98 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-9-1889; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mocking Bird (1851-1889)
Nationality:: American (1851-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1869, Chicago, lost her jib-boom by collision, (Propeller, Adriatic), replaced;
2. 9/14/1882, Norwood, Lake Michigan, near Charlevoix, Michigan, ashore and released.
3. 7/27/1889, near Middlesex, near Charlevoix, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. John Poole's notes;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1890);
4. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
5. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

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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