Early Bird (Sloop, 1874)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Eastmansville, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Penn, J., (1876); Mitchell, N., (1881); Curran, J. J., (1881); Ounan, Joseph J., (1883); Ault, A. F., (1884);
Master(s):: Penn, J., (1876); Dawson, F., (1881); Curran, J. J., (1881); Ounan, Joseph J., (1883); Ault, A. F., (1884);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 1, 1875: Port: Grand Haven Number: 27 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-5-1876
May 5, 1876: Port: Grand Haven Number: 56 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Grand Haven 9-22-1881
September 22, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 53 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-25-1881
October 25, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 65 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-1-1883
June 1, 1883: Port: Grand Haven Number: 133 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-2-1884
April 2, 1884: Port: Grand Haven Number: 70 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-18-1897; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Sloop, Early Bird (1874-1897)
Nationality:: American (1874-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1884, Michigan City, Lake Michigan, capsized and righted, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: Home Port: Grand Haven;
She passed out by 1897;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1897);

Contact

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