Emma C. Hutchinson (Schooner, 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Emma C. Hutchinson
Year of Build:: 1873
Rebuilt:: 1. 1897;
Official Number:: 8900

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Edmond Fitzgerald
Ownership Notes:: Hutchinson, John T., (1873-1903); Hutchinson Transportation Company, (1897-1902); Hutchinson, C. L., (1904); O'Connor, James T., (1910); Edward Hines Lumber Company, (1916);
Master(s):: Mathews, J., (1873); Mullin, John D., (1874-1879); Woodward, T. K., (1897);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1873)

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 195.7' Width/Beam: 34.2' Depth: 14'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 736.76 Net: 699.92
1897

Enrollments/Registration

May 29, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 110 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-3-1873
July 3, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 10-14-1873
October 14, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-14-1874
July 14, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1879
April 25, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 33 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1879
May 14, 1879: Port: Cleveland Number: 78 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-2-1897
April 2, 1897: Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-20-1897
July 20, 1897: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Cleveland 5-9-1902
May 29, 1902: Port: Cleveland Number: 93 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1907
April 2, 1907: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Emma C. Hutchinson (1873-1913)
Nationality:: American (1873-1913)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1873, Lake Michigan, lost sails and rigging, refitted, $700 loss, (1 life lost);
2. 10/7/1875, Chicago River, collision, (Canadian Steamer, City of Owen Sound), repaired;
3. 6/17/1883, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: She was dismantled and abandoned at Detroit, Michigan in 1913;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1914);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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