Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Mojave (Bark, 1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Mojave
Year of Build:
1863
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Stewart McDonald
Ownership Notes:
Bissell, George W., (1863-1864); Davidson,John, (1864);
Master(s):
Malott, D. N., (1863); Perry, Walter, (1864);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1864
Length: 136.8' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11' 6"
Tonnage
1864
Gross: 381 + 4/95
1865
Enrollments/Registration
April 6, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Mojave (1863- )
Nationality:
American (1863- )
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1864, Lake Michigan, ashore on Skillagalee reef and released, $15, 500 loss;
2. 11/00/1864, between Sheboygan and Point au 'Sauble; Lake Michigan, foundered, (10 lives lost), $75, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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