Niles (Schooner, 1844)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Niles, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Deputy, H. C., (1844); Pidge, Charles, G., (1844); Southerland, L. E., (1846);
Master(s):: Deputy, Henry, (1844); Gragg, M. D., (1846);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 25, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1846
April 22, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-28-1848
June 28, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-29-1848
June 29, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New Orleans 12-31-1850
December 31, 1850: Port: New Orleans
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Niles (1844- )
Nationality:: American (1844- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/25/1845, east side of Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 7/16/1847, Muskegon, capsized in a storm, righted and towed to anchorage near the mouth of the Muskegon River;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. House Report No. 741; p. 160;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 649;

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