Monticello (Propeller, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Joel R. Norton & L. D. Custin
Ownership Notes:: Russell, D., (1848); Niles, Hiram, (1850); Pratt, Lucius, (1850); McKnight, S., (1851);
Master(s):: Wood, J. J., (1848); Wilson, J., (1851);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 7, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 2-20-1850
February 20, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-8-1850
October 8, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 82 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1851
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April 8, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 12 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Monticello (1847-1851)
Nationality:: American (1847-1851)
Chronology:: 1. 10/1/1850, Point Aux Barques, collision, (sank Schooner, Northwestern), repaired;
2. 7/31/1851, Lake Superior, collision, (sank Propeller, Manhattan), repaired;
3. 9/26/1851, Pt. Kesanaw, Ontonagon, Michigan, Lake Superior, ashore, (copper), $30, 000 loss;
4. 11/00/1859, Graham's Shoal, Straits of Mackinaw, ashore and lightered off, (wheat), $2, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Custin, L. D.
1851, she was launched across the Portage to take her place in the McKnight Line on Lake Superior;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. The Lake Superior Miner, 2/5/1859;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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