Four Brothers (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manistee, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Connell
Ownership Notes:: Kirtz, C., (1873); Reitz, A., (1877); Michelson, H., (1880); Rusch,Peter, (1888): Michelson, H., (1888);
Master(s):: Tutor, G., (1873); Pottgether, F., (1877); Anderson, A., (1880); Rusch, Peter, (1888); Larson, Thomas, (1888);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 3, 1873: Port: Grand Haven Number: 16 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1877
April 17, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 42 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-6-1880
October 6, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1888
April 30, 1888: Port: Chicago Number: 99 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1900; Next document: (Vessel Dismantled)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Four Brothers (1873-1900)
Nationality:: American (1873-1900)
Chronology:: 1. 8/16/1873, collision, (Propeller, James Fisk Jr.), lost her jibboom, bowsprit, and head gear, repaired;
2. 3/00/1874, Chicago, Lake Michigan, struck a bridge and repaired, $100 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1901);

Contact

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