Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sovereign of the Lakes (Bark, 1853)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sovereign of the Lakes
Also known as:
Montmorency
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1876, 1880, 1888, 1890;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, Simon G. Johnson, Clayton, New York;
2. 1881, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:
16347
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:
Bark
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head (1853)
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Esselstyne, H., (1854-1868); Fowler, (1860-1866); Merrick, F., (1871-1889); Merrick, E., (1871-1889); Jacobs, J. H., (1878-1892); Dennis, G. M., (1881); Jacobs, John N., (1889-1897); King, G. W., (1893); Jacobs, J. H., (1893); King Estate, (1898-1901);
Master(s):
Jennings, R., (1868); Esscletyn, E., (1881): Vader, C., (1888-1890); King, G. W., (1893): Jacobs, John, H., (1093);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 135' Width/Beam: 25' 8" Depth: 11' 4"
1866
Length: 136.3' Width/Beam: 26.1' Depth: 11.5'
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 366 + 18/95
1866
Gross: 298.91 Net: 283.97
1881
Enrollments/Registration
May 26, 1853
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 15 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 10-25-1854
October 25, 1854
   Port: French Creek Number: 25 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Document Type: Enrollment
Next document: Cape Vincent 6-23-1866
June 23, 1866
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 6 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 5-7-1868
May 7, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1881
April 16, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Marquette 4-7-1888
April 7, 1888
   Port: Marquette Number: 28 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-13-1890
February 13, 1890
   Port: Marquette Number: 26 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Marquette 3-31-1892
March 31, 1892
   Port: Marquette Number: 21 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-17-1892
May 17, 1892
   Port: Marquette Number: 36 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Marquette 4-20-1893
April 20, 1893
   Port: Marquette Number: 49 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Port Huron 4-25-1893
April 25, 1893
   Port: Port Huron Number: 142 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-16-1893
May 16, 1893
   Port: Port Huron Number: 163 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-25-1901

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Sovereign of the Lakes (1853-1866);
b. Bark, Montmorency (1866-1881);
c. Schooner, Montmorency (1881-1901)
Nationality:
American (1853-1901)
Chronology:
1. 5/9/1855, Queen City Mills, Lime Kiln Flats, Buffalo, forced ashore by the ice, (oats), release, lost anchors and chains, $8, 000 loss;
2. 9/00/1855, Bois Blanc Island Flats, Detroit River, ashore and released;
3. 11/18/1857, Oswego Harbor, lost anchor and chain, replaced;
4. 4/00/1870, Lake Michigan lost her cargo of salt and repaired, $4, 300 loss;
5. 8/24/1871, 4 miles from Gratiot Light, ashore and released;
6. 9/8/1871, Point Edward, ashore and released;
7. 10/00/1873, Lake Ontario, lost her anchors and replaced, $1, 800 loss;
8. 4/14/1874, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
9. 4/18/1888, Gull Island Reef, ashore (stone), released;
10. 5/21/1901, Charity Island, Lake Huron, ashore and hull went to pieces;
Notes
General notes:
*Note: 1866, rebuilt at St. Catharines; (She might have been Canadian for a time);
Detroit Advertiser and Tribune: 12/22/1866, says the Bark Montmorency was built at St. Catharines in 1866, 400 tons, owned by Merrick Company;
Detroit Advertiser and Tribune: 12/24/1866, says the Bark, Sovereign of the Lake was rebuilt at St. Catharines and her name was changed to Montmorency;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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