Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Independence (Propeller, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Independence
Year of Build:
1843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
James M. Averill
Ownership Notes:
Bristol, R. C., (1844-1849); McKnight, Sheldon, (1851);
Master(s):
Hallowan, John, (1851);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1843)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 118' 4 1/2" Width/Beam: 25' 3 1/2" Depth: 9' 6.5"
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 261 + 2/95
Enrollments/Registration
September 4, 1843
   Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-7-1844
October 7, 1844
   Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 5-1-1846
May 1, 1846
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 18 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 5-24-1849
May 24, 1849
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 10 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 6-00-1849
1849 June
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 34 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
August 1, 1851
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 54 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Independence (1843-1853)
Nationality:
American (1843-1853)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1843, south of Milwaukee, collision, (Steamer, Bunker Hill), repaired;
2. 10/9/1852, La Pointe, Lake Superior, Ontonagon, wrecked, (supplies and merchandise), $20, 000 loss, released;
3. 11/21/1853, 1 mile from the Soo, St. Mary's River, boiler exploded, (4 lives lost), sank, (supplies), cargo $28, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
First Propeller Built on Lake Michigan;
Hauled Over the Soo in 1845 and became the first Steamer on Lake Superior;
She got a new engine in 1849;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. The Lake Superior Miner, 2/5/1859;
5. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 641;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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