Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Northern Michigan (Propeller, 1853)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Northern Michigan
Also known as:
Ontario
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1863, 1870;
Rebuilt:
1. 1865, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
53044
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Bidwell and Jacob Banta
Ownership Notes:
Bancroff, Charles C., (1853-1854); Eddy, G. A., (1855-1857); Northern Transportation Company, (1861-1870); Hackett, Robert., (1865-1871); Hackett, Henry, (1865-1868); Chamberlain, Philo, (1865); Sloan, J., (1867);
Master(s):
Green, Isaac M., (1853); Stringham, R., (1854); Spener, E. H., (1855); Parker, R. J., (1856-1857); Reid, (1859); Williams, William E., (1861); Shaver, A.,(1865); Graves, John, (1865); Hackett, Henry, (1865); Honner, T., (1867); Hochcatte, J., (1868); Sunderland, J., (1869); Edgar, D., (1871):
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 137' Width/Beam: 25' 6" Depth: 11'
1865
Length: 133.2' Width/Beam: 25.8' Depth: 9.6'
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 359 + 25/95
1865
Gross: 226.48
Enrollments/Registration
May 7, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 75 A of 1853
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-31-1853
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May 31, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 75 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cape Vincent 9-16-1854
September 16, 1854
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 27 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 10-10-1855
October 10, 1855
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 14 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
March 16, 1857
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to "Ontario"
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1861
April 3, 1861
   Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1865
April 15, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 9-30-1865
September 30, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered to a Barge
Next document: Detroit 11-15-1865
November 15, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 353 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1867
April 11, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 47 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1868
April 6, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1869
April 19, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1871
April 1, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-31-1872

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Northern Michigan (1853-1857);
b. Propeller, Ontario (1857-1865);
c. Barge, Ontario (1865-1872)
Nationality:
American (1853-1872)
Chronology:
1. 10/21/1853, Lake Erie, damaged her cargo in a gale, $750 loss;
2. 11/17/1856, near Genesee River, sank on a bar at mouth of harbor, and raised, 41, 500 loss;
3. 5/00/1857, Welland Canal, collision, (Schooner, Marquette), repaired, $250 loss;
4. 11/00/1857, Bar Point, ashore and released, (ice stove in the hull), $500 loss;
5. 6/00/1858, Lake Huron, caught on fire under her boiler and burned, repaired, $900 loss;
6. 11/00/1859, St. Lawrence River, broke her shaft and towed to Ogdensburgh, $400 loss;
7. 9/00/1861, near Malden, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and repaired, $500 loss;
8. 11/22/1863, West Sister Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $5, 700 loss;
9. 10/27/1866, Lake Huron, broke away from a tug and was recovered;
10. 4/00/1869, broke adrift from the Tug, Zouave, on Lake Huron, lost deck load of lumber, $40, 324 loss;
11. 9/00/1872, Tawas Bay, waterlogged and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
*(1865) Rig changed to a Barge on 9/30/1865;
(1857) Name changed to Propeller, Ontario on 2/26/1857;
She was valued at $12,600, in 1860; $2,000, in 1866; $3,000, in 1871;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1860-1871);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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