Grace G. Gribble (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Youngstown, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: P. Lummeree
Ownership Notes:: Doyle, W. H., (1873-1876); Durkee, A., (1879); Tenney, O. L., (1884); Meyers, A., (1885-1891); Meyer, Partick, (1893-1899); Weimar, E. D., (1899); Beck, H. J., (1901);
Master(s):: Dorrity, T., (1876); Smith, J., (1879); Tenney, O. L., (1884); Meyers, A., (1885); Rohad, A. B., (1901);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 18, 1873: Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 14 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-4-1875
May 4, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Suspension Bridge 4-21-1876
April 21, 1876: Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 5 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1879
March 26, 1879: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1884
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April 17, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 52 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1885
April 11, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1889
April 23, 1889: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 6-10-1899
June 10, 1899: Port: Grand Haven Number: 87 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-4-1901
February 4, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-11-1902; Next document: (Vessel Sunk)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Cheney Ames (1873-1899);
b. Schooner, Grace G. Gribble (1899-1902)
Nationality:: American (1873-1902)
Chronology:: 1. 5/4/1884, Tecumseh Reef, ashore and released, (coal);
2. 11/1/1898, below Sand Beach, ashore and released;
3. 9/23/1901, deck load of coal washed overboard and sails torn in a gale, repaired;
4. 4/26/1902, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and hull went to pieces, (3 lives lost), (coal);

Notes

General notes:: *She had 3 masts in 1889;
Name changed to Grace G. Gribble on4/29/1899;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Suspension Bridge, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Suspension Bridge, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1899-1902);

Contact

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