Saint Louis (Steamer, 1844)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Perrysburg, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Samuel L. Hubbell
Ownership Notes:: Hollister, John, (1844-1852); Ward, C. B., (1851); Hopkins, (1852);
Master(s):: Lloyd, George W., (1844); Wheeler, Fred S., (1848-1849); Loulow, C. H., (1851);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 4, 1844: Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1851
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April 12, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Saint Louis (1844-1852)
Nationality:: American (1844-1852)
Chronology:: 1. 10/7/1844, Buffalo, Lake Erie, broke her shaft in a severe storm, (4 passengers were washed overboard);
2. 11/00/1844, Lake Huron, broke her machinery, towed into port and repaired;
3. 6/3/1845, Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, her engine broke down, towed into port and repaired;
4. Winter of 1845-1846, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ice damaged hull and was repaired;
5. 10/11/1850, Vermilion, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Oneida), repaired, $300 loss;
6. 8/27/1851, Chicago, collision, (Propeller, Rossiter), repaired;
7. 11/7/1852, Kelley's Island, Lake Erie, ashore and wrecked, (hogs, cattle, and flour), $15, 000 loss;
8. 11/27/1852, using, the Propeller, Cataract, wreckers salvaged the safe;
9. 11/27/1852, using the Propeller, London, wreckers removed part of her engine and took it to Sandusky, Ohio; The hull was
later burned and scrap was removed;
10. 1/1/1954, her boiler is still there in about 6 feet of water, and is a favorite fishing ground;
11. 10/1/1964, scuba divers presented to Captain Frank Hamilton a brass valve removed from the wreck for his work on Great
Lakes History;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Cross head engine built by Allaire Works, New York, New York; Cylinder, 44" diameter x 9' stroke: Wheels, 28' diameter; The engine came out of the Steamer, Sandusky and was installed at Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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