Three Brothers (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Henry D. Root
Ownership Notes:: Porter, James, (1874-1911); Porter, Julian, (1874-1911); White Transports, (1911); Jex, Horatio N., (1916-1925);
Master(s):: Porter, A., (1874); Porter, C. R., (1884); Porter, E. K., (1886); Porter, Julian, (1889):

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 2, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-31-1884
March 31, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 31 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1886
April 20, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 65 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1889
March 30, 1889: Port: Cleveland Number: 73 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-2-1911
June 2, 1911: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Three Brothers (1873-1926);
Nationality:: American (1873-1926)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1874, Chicago, collision, (Propeller, Montgomery), repaired, $100 loss;
2. 6/1/1884, Porcupines, Lake Superior, ashore and released, (stone);
3. 9/29/1911, South Manitou Island, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1926;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1926);
6. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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