Niagara (Steamer, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Niagara
Also known as:: U. S. A. T. Suffolk
Year of Build:: 1845

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: French Creek (Clayton), New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Allen, Elijah B., (1845-1853); Van Cleve, James, (1845-1849); Child R. F., (1845); Ontario & St. Lawrence Steamboat Compnay, (1849-1859); The Ontario Steamboat Company, (1858-1862); Farewell, Samuel, (1858-1862); A. Steam Boat, Company,(1860); American Mail Line, (1860); Robertson, Andrew J., (1862-1863); United States War Department, (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Child, R. F., (1845-1848); Kelly, A. D., (1850-1851); Estes, J. B., (1852-1853); Warner, J. S., (1859);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1845: Length: 192' 4" Width/Beam: 27' 5" Depth: 9' 4"

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 473 + 33/95

Enrollments/Registration

July 12, 1845: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 9 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-4-1846
April 4, 1846: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswegatchie 4-17-1847
April 17, 1847: Port: Oswegatchie Number: 2 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-6-1848
April 6, 1848: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 2 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-10-1849
April 10, 1849: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 6 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-11-1850
April 11, 1850: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 2 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 5-31-1851
May 31, 1851: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 6-1-1852
June 1, 1852: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-12-1853
July 12, 1853: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 7 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-15-1859
June 15, 1859: Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Rochester 6-4-1862
June 4, 1862: Port: Rochester Number: 78 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New York 8-18-1862
August 18, 1862: Port: New York
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: District Change

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Niagara (1845-1863);
b. Steamer, U. S. A. T. Suffolk (1863-1864)
Nationality:: American (1845-1864)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1848, 1 mile below the mouth of the Genesee River, Lake Ontario, lost her rudder, ashore and repaired, $40, 000 loss;
2. 9/00/1855, near mouth of Niagara River, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Cataract), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
3. 6/00/1860, Oswego Harbor, collision, (unknown vessel), repaired, $175 loss;
4. 8/00/1860, Oswego, collision, (Schooner, Mail), repaired, $600 loss;
5. 10/7/1864, Gulf area, reported sunk during military service before 10/7/1864;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $10,000, in 1860;
Machinery: Vertical Beam engine, built by R. H. Dunham & Company, New York, New York; Cylinder: 40" diameter x 11' stroke;
Wheels, 26' diameter;
She was purchased by the United States War Department (U.S. Quarter Master Department), 7/16/1863, and renamed
U. S. A. T. Suffolk;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Ogdensburg, New York; Rochester, New York;
2. Enrollment: Ogdensburg, New York; Rochester, New York;
3. John Poole' notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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