Indiana (Steamer, 1842)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Keating and Church
Ownership Notes:: Carpenter, B., (1848); Lake, (1848);
Master(s):: Pheath, J. T., (1842); Roby, C. C., (1844-1845); Appleby, C. W., (1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 21, 1842: Port: Toledo Number: 3 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 12-26-1842
December 26, 1842: Port: Toledo Number: 5 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1845
August 5, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-16-1848
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October 16, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 74 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Indiana (1842-1848)
Nationality:: American (1842-1848)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1845, Toledo, Lake Erie, struck a snag, sank and raised, (flour), $100 loss;
2. 11/30/1848, Conneaut, Lake Erie, caught fire, burned and sank;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: low pressure vertical beam engine; Cylinder: 48" diameter x 7' stroke; Wheels,24' diameter; Paddles were 8 ' wide;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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