MARK, JOHN (1870, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARK, JOHN
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
45698
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trenton, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
A. Turner
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
142'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
9.7'
Tonnage (gross):
319
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Kelly's Island.
Lake Erie.
Date:
23 Oct 1903
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Stone.
Notes:
Bound Marblehead for Fairport, sprang a leak & foundered in heavy seas; crew rescued by Marblehead Life Saving Crew.
History
Chronology:

1870 Ashore Simcoe Island, Lake Ontario; heavy damage.

1871 Owned D. Whitney, Detroit, MI.

1877 Owned Reits Brothers, Chicago, IL; schooner barge, 2 short masts.

1879 Owned Charles Reits & Co, Chicago.

1893 Towed by CHARLES REITZ.

1899, Feb 18 Owned R.G. Peters, Manistee, MI.

1903, Oct 23 Foundered Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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