Ben Hur (Schooner, 1874)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Stromness (Dunnville), Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: L. McCallum
Ownership Notes:: McCallum, Laughlin, (1874); Murphy, Samuel, (1888); Murphy, Thomas, (1889);
Master(s):: Brook, George, (1889):

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 2, 1874: Port: Dunnville Number: 32 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel; Next document: (Sold to Foreigner, 8-31-1888,
April 16, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Wrecked in U. S. Waters*
Next document: Detroit 8-16-1892; Next document: (Vessel Lost); Next document: Register Closed, 1895)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, M. C. Upper (1874-1888);
b. Schooner, Ben Hur (1888-1893)
Nationality:: Canada (1874-1888); American (1888-1893);
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1874, Lake Huron, collision, (Propeller, Kelley), repaired, $900 loss;
2. 7/00/1874, Welland Canal, collision, (Schooner, Louisa), sank and raised, $800 loss;
3. 7/10/1888, Toledo, Lake Erie, sank and raised, (coal);

Notes

General notes:: *Act, 9/12/1888
Home Port: Dunnville, Ontario, 1874; Home Port: Hamilton, Ontario, 1874;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Dunnville, Ontario;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1889-1893);
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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