Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Horace Johnson (Propeller, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Horace Johnson
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1869, Portsmouth, Michigan
Official Number:
11611
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Portsmouth, Michigan*
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Rose
Ownership Notes:
Johnson, George H., (1867-1868); Lapham, (1867);
Master(s):
Rafferty, Alexander, (1867-1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 72' Width/Beam: 14.7' Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 43.72
Enrollments/Registration
June 15, 1867
   Port: Port Huron Number: 84 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 6-27-1868
June 27, 1868
   Port: Port Huron Number: 84 of 1868
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Propeller Blown up in Saginaw

Next document: Harbor)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Horace Johnson (1867-1868)
Nationality:
American (1867-1868)
Chronology:

1. 7/15/1867, near Carrolton Cut, Saginaw River, boiler exploded, (7 lives lost), $5, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
*Portsmouth, Michigan is in Bay County;
1869, she was noted as a new vessel and not a rebuilt vessel because there was not enough of her to warrant a rebuilding status;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Detroit Free Press: 12/25/1867;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. 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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