Missouri (Steamer, 1840)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Missouri
Also known as:: Oakland
Year of Build:: 1840
Rebuilt:: 1. 1841, Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. 1867, William W. Loomis, Erie, Pennsylvania;
Official Number:: 19298

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Benjamin S. Goodsell
Ownership Notes:: Reed, Charles, M., (1840); Allen, Levi, (1840); Patterson, John, (1840); Storrs, Lucius, (1840); Goodsell, B. S., (1840); Clary, George W., (1840); Pierce, J. W., (1840); Hill, B. S., (1840); Lattimer, C. S., (1840); Hitchcock, Benedict, (1840); Leonard, O. A., (1840); Graham, Jackson, (1840); Ledger, John, (1861-1876); Hearn, J., (1868-1876); Scott, W. W., (1872-1876); Olon, Y., (1873); Gear, Samuel W., (1876-1877); Tyler, M., (1876-1878); Tyler, John H., (1876-1878); Galvin, Michael L., (1878); Haywood, George F., (1878-1879); Marshall, Charles D., (1879-1880); Stephens, Harry, (1880-1883); Corrigan, James, (1883); Wilson, Thomas, (1883);
Master(s):: Wilkins, Thomas, (1840); McBride, (1846-1847); Murdock, T., (1861); Hearn, J., (1868); Graves, A., (1872-1873); Murdock, S., (1876); Tyler, J. H., (1877); Kervny, P. J., (1878-1879); Stenton, F. W., (1880); Stevens, George, (1883);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1840)

Hull Dimensions

1840: Length: 180' Width/Beam: 28' 8" Depth: 12' 5 + 1/2"
1867: Length: 184' Width/Beam: 28.8' Depth: 9.8'

Tonnage

1840: Gross: 612 + 1/95
1841: Gross: 612 + 1/95
1867: Gross: 311.23 Net: 259.45
1865

Enrollments/Registration

July 10, 1840: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 8-12-1841
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August 12, 1841: Port: Presque Isle Number: 7 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: 4-7-1843
February 26, 1868: Port: Erie Number: 42 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt*
Next document: Erie 4-16-1872
April 16, 1872: Port: Erie Number: 20 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 2-18-1873
February 18, 1873: Port: Erie Number: 14 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1876
May 12, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-29-1876
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June 29, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 84 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-19-1876
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July 19, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-3-1877
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August 3, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1878
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May 16, 1878: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-28-1878
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September 28, 1878: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1879
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May 9, 1879: Port: Buffalo Number: 52 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-26-1880
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March 26, 1880: Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-30-1883; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Missouri (1840-1867);
b. Propeller (Barge), Oakland (1867-1883)
Nationality:: American (1840-1883)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1840, Lake Michigan, struck by lightning and repaired;
2. 10/23/1840, Saginaw Bay, boilers gave way in a gale, smoke stacks lost overboard, drifted 75 miles, cargo thrown
overboard and the hull was damaged, repaired;
3. 10/00/1843, St. Clair River, sank and raised, (she had struck Pt. Aux Barques);
4. 00/00/1846, Erie, engine removed, hull sank and went into decay;
5. 00/00/1867, Erie, hull was raised and rebuilt and renamed;
6. 5/00/1869, Buffalo, hull damaged by ice and repaired, $500 loss;
7. 7/00/1874, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, E. P. Ryerse), repaired;
8. 5/29/1877, West Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
9. 10/23/1878, Ashtabula, collision with a pier, sank and raised, $200 loss;
10. 9/16/1883, Conneaut, Lake Erie, waterlogged in a gale, sank, (lumber), $15, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Built from the bottom of the Sidewheel Steamer, Missouri, at Erie, Pennsylvania;
First home port was Vermilion, Ohio; She was towed to Erie Pennsylvania, to pick up her engine and was finished at Buffalo, New York;.
Cleveland Herald: 7/16/1840 says she was launched at Huron, Ohio, a few months since which is an error in reporting;
Machinery: high pressure horizontal engine that was bought in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for $18,000; Cylinder: 30" diameter x 28" stroke;
Her engine went into the Steamer A. D. Patchin;
She was valued at $28,000, in 1871; $8,000, in 1878; $8,000, in 1882;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Herald: 7/16/1840, 8/28/1840,
5. Vessel Register: (1871-1882);
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 641;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
9. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
10. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;

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