Niagara (Steamer, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Bidwell and Banta
Ownership Notes:: Reed, C. M., (1845); New York and Erie Railroad Company, (1845-1856);
Master(s):: Allen, Levi, (1845); Pierce, W. T., (1849); Pease, W. T., (1849); Miller, Fred S., (1853-1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Niagara (1845-1856)
Nationality:: American (1845-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1846, Cleveland, ashore and released;
2. 9/3/1847, north side of Bois Blanc Island, ashore in a fog and released;
3. 11/28/1851, Detroit River, collision, (sank Brig, Lucy A. Blossom), repaired;
4. 4/00/1854, head of Lake Erie, ashore and released;
5. 11/00/1854, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired;
6. 9/24/1856, Port Washington, Lake Michigan, burned, (60 lives lost), cargo $20, 000 loss, hull $3, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: First homeport was either Dunkirk, New York or Erie, Pennsylvania; Enrollments for Erie and Dunkirk are not available at this time; She was enrolled at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, in 1849 and 1854;
Machinery: Vertical beam, low pressure engine; Cylinder, 65" diameter x 10' stroke: 3 boilers: Wheels, 30' diameter;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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