Indiana (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Burton S. Goodsell
Ownership Notes:: Bradley, Alva, (1848); Squire, David, (1848); Chapman, Theodore O., (1848); Hawley, M. S., (1848); Niles, Hiram, (1852); Pratt. Lucius S., (1852-1853); Pratt, Samuel, F., (1853); Fox, Watson A., (1854); Perew, Francis, (1854-1858); Shepard, William A., (1854);
Master(s):: Bradley, Alva, (1848); Pratt, Lucius S., (1852); Cameron, Franklin, (1852-1853); Perew, Francis, (1854-1855); McNally, William, (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 13, 1848: Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1852
March 26, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 30 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1853
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April 1, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-11-1853
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November 11, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 133 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1854
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April 12, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-5-1855
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May 5, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1858
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March 27, 1858: Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-16-1858; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Indiana (1848-1858)
Nationality:: American, Canada (1848-1858)
Chronology:: 1. 4/21/1851, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Cambridge), repaired, $200 loss;
2. 4/27/1854, Cleveland, struck the west pier and repaired, $500 loss ;
3. 10/28/1854, St. Mary's River, ashore and released;
4. 9/27/1856, Point Abino, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (flour), cargo $100 loss, hull $100 loss;
5. 10/00/1857, Cleveland, Lake Erie, struck west pier and repaired, $500 loss;
5. 6/6/1858, Lake Superior, 10 miles from shore and 40 miles above White Fish Point, broke stuffing box off the shaft, split
her stern post, sprang a leak and sank, (iron ore), $12, 000 loss;
6. 00/00/1979, engine, boiler, safe, etc. salvaged by Smithsonian Institution and is on display at the Institution;

Notes

General notes:: *She had one deck in 1854 and two masts;
In the spring of 1858, she was operated by the People's Line;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 5/6/1856;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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