G. P. Griffith (Steamer, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Maumee, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: David R. Stebbins
Ownership Notes:: Sears, Richard, (1847-1850); Stebbins, David R., (1848-1850); Griffith, John M., (1848); Newell, Seth, (1848);
Master(s):: Kingman, A. T., (1848); Smith, John W., (1850);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 18, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1850
View document online
April 27, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Burned)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, G. P. Griffith (1847-1850)
Nationality:: American (1847-1850)
Chronology:: 1. 10/17/1849, Euclid Creek, collision, (sank , Schooner, California), repaired;
2. 6/17/1850, off Chagrin River, burned and ashore, (250 lives lost); Hull was cut up for scrap;
3 00//00/1974, her bell was found on the bottom of the lake and raised;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Cross-head engine; Wheels, 31' diameter;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol., II;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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