- Schooner Barge
- 22ffw 7m
- 135ft Length
- Starve Island Reef, Lake Erie
- 41 36. 767 82 48.900
The AMARETTA MOSHER, registered under U.S. number 389, had a gross tonnage of 300 tons and a net tonnage of 285 tons. It was built in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1867 and had its home port in Port Huron, Michigan. The dimensions of the vessel were 134.9 feet in length, 30.5 feet in beam, and 10.6 feet in depth. The crew consisted of six individuals.
On June 10, 1867, the AMARETTA MOSHER was enrolled in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1869, it was involved in a collision with the schooner NORTH STAR in Chicago. Ownership of the vessel transferred to Mosher et al in Albany, New York in 1871. In April of the same year, it collided with the schooner H.C. POST on Black River. In September, the hull was damaged in a collision with the tug BABCOCK in Chicago, on Lake Michigan. The vessel endured further damage during a storm on Lake Michigan in September 1873. It underwent refastening in 1874, received a new deck in 1876, and a new box in 1879.
On November 18, 1879, the AMARETTA MOSHER ran aground at Fighting Island in the Detroit River. In 1885, it was rebuilt as a three-masted schooner. On June 4, 1893, the vessel ran aground with a cargo of cedar in Cheboygan, Michigan, on Lake Huron. In 1898, it underwent re-caulking. Ownership of the vessel changed to J.S. Dunham in Chicago, Illinois in 1899, with dimensions of 134 feet in length, 24 feet 8 inches in beam, and 10 feet 9 inches in depth. David Hutchinson of Port Huron, Michigan became the owner in 1900, followed by William H. Hutchinson of Lockport, New York in 1901, who made repairs to the vessel. In 1902, ownership transferred to J.M. Shackett of Marine City, Michigan.
On November 29, 1902, the AMARETTA MOSHER was wrecked. The Port Huron Daily Times reported on December 2, 1902, that the captain of the LANGELL had sighted the wrecks of the steamer D.F. ROSE, which was stranded on Starve Island reef, and the barge MOSHER. The ROSE was in poor condition, but the MOSHER did not appear to be severely damaged. Both vessels were loaded with coal.
It is worth noting that the AMARETTA MOSHER was omitted from the Merchant Vessel List in 1903.
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