Islander (Steamer, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Kelley's Island, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Daniel Dibble
Ownership Notes:: Kelly, Irad, (1846); Kelly, Datus, (1846); Kelly, Anderson, (1846); Huntington, George C., (1846); Carpenter, Charles, (1846); Kelly, Julius, (1846); Barron, T., (1854); Peasley, S.,(1855); Lappan, Charles, (1856-1857); Stienkoff, J. W., (1857);
Master(s):: Orr, George W., (1846); Peasley, S., (1855); Lappan, Charles, (1856-1857); Stienkoft, J. W., (1857); Rowan, Duncan; Barron; Brown, (1860);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 15, 1846: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-24-1854
June 24, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-13-1855
August 13, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 104 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-12-1856
March 12, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-15-1857
September 15, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 126 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Islander (1846-1859)
Nationality:: American (1846-1859)
Chronology:: 1. 11/29/1847, Kelley's Island, ashore and released;
2. 12/13/1848, Kelley's Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 4/28/1850, she picked up survivors of the sunken Steamer, Anthony Wayne;
4. 7/23/1857, Bar Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Pearl), sank and raised, $1, 000 loss;
5. 10/00/1859, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
6. 4/18/1860, Port Huron, collision, (Ferryboat, Union), repaired;
7. 5/25/1860, Port Huron, broke her cylinder head and piston, repaired;
8. 3/00/1861, near Grassy Island, St. Clair Flats, sprang a leak and sank by ice, raised, $200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1859;
She was valued at $3,000 in 1860 and noted as a river boat out of Goderich;
Machinery: Cross head high pressure engines;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858, 1/22/1862;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

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