Skylark (Schooner, 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Skylark
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 23493

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Gorden Campbell & Owen
Ownership Notes:: Strong, H. N., (1863-1864); Goodman, W. H., (1866-1867); Dayle, Owen, (1872); Goodnow, A., (1872); Conncer, J., (1873-1874); Finney, G. C., (1886); Jenks, J. J., (1888-1891); Jenks, J. M., (1892): Henderson, C. P., (1891); Bomholdt, J. H, (1894); Lenke, Aug., (1895);
Master(s):: Hinfoon, L., (1863); Ramsey, William, (1865-1866); Caldwell, W., (1867); Doyle, O., (1872); Conncer, J., (1873-1874); Councer, J. F., (1886); Jenks, J., (1888); Henderson, C. P., (1892); Brown, O. H., (1894); Freer, John, (1895);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 138' 4" Width/Beam: 25' 8" Depth: 11' 4"
1865: Length: 138' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 382 + 4/95
1865: Gross: 312.67 Net: 297.04

Enrollments/Registration

November 5, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 210 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1865
April 26, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 91 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-16-1866
June 16, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 176 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-11-1867
July 11, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-14-1872
June 14, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 175 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-15-1873
February 15, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 128 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1874
March 11, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 130 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-13-1874
October 13, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1886
April 16, 1886: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-31-1888
March 31, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 122 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-17-1891
April 17, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 120 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-20-1892
April 20, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 144 of 1892
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 8-14-1894
August 14, 1894: Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1895
April 26, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-30-1895; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Skylark (1863-1895)
Nationality:: American (1863-1895)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1863, Lake Michigan, damaged her cargo in a gale, $1, 030;
2. 8/00/1871, Port Stanley, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $5, 000 loss;
3. 9/221895, Lake Michigan, ashore at Mille Coquin River and released in 1896;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, 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:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1896);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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