Itasca (Schooner, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Fitzgerald, (1873); Merritt, J., (1873); Chilson, C. E., (1889-1893);
Master(s):: Miner, J., (1873); Brown, (1888);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 5, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 156 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-3-1888
October 30, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-25-1889
March 25, 1889: Port: Cleveland Number: 58 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1893
March 15, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 59 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-30-1896; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Itasca (1873-1896)
Nationality:: American (1873-1896)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1873, Lake Michigan, lost her anchor, 25 fathoms of chain and replaced, $900 loss;
2. 10/6/1895, above Port Huron, St. Clair River, Lake Huron, collision (Propeller, Parks Foster), and sank;

Notes

General notes:: She was owned at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1873;
Sources:: 1. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
2. John Poole's notes;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1873-1896);
4. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
5. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

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