Baltic (Schooner, 1842)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Burtchville, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Jonathan Burtch
Ownership Notes:: Burtch, Jonathan, (1842-1844); Hollister, H., (1842); Eldred, A., (1847); Eames & Fordham, (1860):
Master(s):: Degroute, S. C., (1842); Newhall, C. M., (1844); Andrews, L. L., (1847);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 7, 1842: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-24-1844
May 24, 1844: Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-21-1847
September 21, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Baltic (1842- )
Nationality:: American (1842 - )
Chronology:: 1. 3/20/1846, Buffalo Harbor, lost her windlass in a storm and repaired;
2. 5/4/1847, Between Chicago and Calumet, ashore and released;
3. 5/25/1852, Lake Michigan, capsized, crew all lost, vessel saved, $700 loss;
4. 4/3/1854, Muskegon, ashore and released, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Burtchville is located on the St. Clair River;
1854-Listed in Detroit & Milwaukee; (1860) vessel register lists her in Chicago valued at $400;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1854, 1860;

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