Goliath (Propeller, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Palmer, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1846)
Builder Name:: John Griffin and D. M. Goodsell
Ownership Notes:: Trusdall, Wesley, (1846); Brown, H. H., (1846); Gunn, T., (1846);
Master(s):: Esterbrook, M. H., (1846);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 24, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-29-1846
October 29, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 96 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-28-1846
December 28, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 98 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Goliath (1846-1851)
Nationality:: American (1846-1851)
Chronology:: 1. 9/15/1846, Avon Point, Lorain, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, ashore and released, (wheat and flour);
2. 9/13/1848, Point Au Barques, near Pine Point above Goderich, Lake Huron, boiler explosion, caught fire and burned, (18 lives
lost);

Notes

General notes:: *Palmer, Michigan is on the St. Clair River;
First Propeller built at St. Clair, Michigan;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was lost in 1851;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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