Mystic Star (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: J. Butles
Ownership Notes:: Cummings, M. J., (1873-1878); Griffin, J. M., (1874); Hurley, John, (1888); Hurley, Timothy, (1893-1904); St. Clair Navigation Company, (1899);
Master(s):: Griffin, J. J., (1873); Hanley, J., (1874); Griffin, P., (1878): Hurley, John, (1888); Hurley, T., (1893);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 15, 1873: Port: Oswego Number: 78 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 10-13-1874
October 13, 1874: Port: Oswego Number: 9 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-1-1878
May 1, 1878: Port: Oswego Number: 24 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-21-1888
April 21, 1888: Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-8-1888
May 8, 1888: Port: Detroit Number: 97 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1893
April 19, 1893: Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1899
March 28, 1899: Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-29-1907; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mystic Star (1873-1907)
Nationality:: American (1873-1907)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1874, broke her centerboard on Lake Huron, repaired, $300 loss;
2. 00/00/1892, Lake Ontario, sank;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1906, and was noted as "unfit for service" on 6/29/1900;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1907);
6. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

Contact

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