MOREY, A.G. (1861, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MOREY, A.G.
Year of Build:
1861
Official Number:
377
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Miller & Hood
Original Owner and Location:
A.G. Morey, Chicago
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
136'
Beam:
26.5'
Depth:
11.5'
Tonnage (old style):
401
Capacity:
19000 bushels
History
Chronology:

1861, May Launched.

1865 Enrolled Chicago District, 302 gross tons.

1868 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1871 Owned J.M. Laughlin, Chicago.

1872 New decks & centerboard case.

1873 Owned Anderson et al, Buffalo.

1874, Aug Collision with schooner NEVADA on Lake Michigan.

1874, Oct Damaged, St. Clair Flats.

1874, Nov Aground Straits of Mackinaw.

1874, Dec Damaged by collision at Chicago.

1879 Owned D.D. Harthett, Buffalo.

1882 Owned Griffin et al, Buffalo.

1882, Aug Aground Mackinaw City, bound Cheboygan, MI - Chicago, IL with lumber.

1883, May Bound St. Ignace - Chicago, lumber laden, aground at Bailey Harbor, Lake Michigan; released by tug WINSLOW, repaired at Miller Brothers Dry Dock, Chicago.

1886 Owned S.B. Grummond, Detroit.

1887, May Sank, Escanaba, MI; towed to Port Huron for repairs.

1889, May Owned Rochester, NY.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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