Hartford (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: William Linn & John Craig
Ownership Notes:: McCarthey, W. A., (1873); McCarthey, J. H., (1886); McKinley, G. H., (1891-1893);
Master(s):: McCarthey, William, A., (1873); McCarthey, J. H., (1886); O'Toole, William, (1891-1893);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 23, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 10-30-1879
October 30, 1879: Port: Oswego Number: 107 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Oswego 4-7-1884
April 7, 1884: Port: Oswego Number: 18 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-18-1886
May 18, 1886: Port: Oswego Number: 28 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Clayton 4-4-1887
April 4, 1887: Port: Clayton Number: 6 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-11-1888
April 11, 1888: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 13 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Clayton 7-17-1891
July 17, 1891: Port: Clayton Number: 4 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Clayton 7-20-1893
July 20, 1893: Port: Clayton Number: 3 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 6-30-1895; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked 10-11-1894)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Hartford (1873-1894)
Nationality:: American (1873-1894)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1874, South Fox Reef, ashore and released, $200 loss;
2. 10/11/1894, near Woodville, New York, Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, sank 6 miles south of Bug Sandy Life Saving Station, , (8
lives lost), (wheat);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Cape Vincent, New York; Clayton, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Clayton, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
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: (1873-1895);
7. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874;

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