Niagara (Steamer, 1826)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black Rock, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Porter, Augustus S., (1826-1831); Porter, Peter B., (1826-1836); Bull, Absalem, (1826-1827); Thompson, Sheldon, (1826-1831); Chapman, Erastus, (1826); McPherson, Robert, (1826-1831); Norton, Joseph G., (1826); Bliss, Judah, (1826); McKnight, James, (1826-1831); Porter, Augustus, (1826--1827); Porter, Albert H., (1826-1831); Brown, Matthias, (1826-1827); Olmsted, Ralph, (1826-1831); Ferguson, James, (1826-1827); German, James, (1826-1827); Pease, William T. (1827-1831); Porter, Augustus, (1827-1831); Porter, Jr., Peter B., (1831); McKnight, James, (1831); Huff, L., (1837);
Master(s):: Mosier, (1826); Pease, William T., (1826-1827); Blake, (1830-1831); Stanard, C. C., (1832-1833); Burnett, Charles, (1836); Hanson, S. T., (1836); St.John, (1837);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 4, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 100 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1827
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April 25, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-11-1831
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June 11, 1831: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1836
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May 17, 1836: Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-18-1837
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May 18, 1837: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Niagara (1826-1842)
Nationality:: American (1826-1842)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1826, off Poplar Point, Duck Island, crank shaft broke, put into Bath for repairs;
2. 11/14/1826, Niagara River, main mast was carried away in a gale and repaired;
3. 5/29/1832, near the Detroit River, Lake Erie, rescued a passenger from the capsized Schooner, Guerrier;
4. 7/7/1837, Huron, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Pennsylvania), she made Huron harbor and sank; Later she was dismantled and abandoned;
5. 00/00/1842, Toledo, Lake Erie, the hull was set on fire and she sank in harbor shoal water;
6. 4/3/1882, the hull was raised and towed out into the lake and allowed to sink; The Tug, Myrtle, was doing improvements
in the harbor at the time;

Notes

General notes:: She was the first Steamer to " Steam the Rapids" in Niagara River, on 11/15/1826:
Machinery: low pressure engine;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. St. Catherine Journal: 8/30/1826, 12/20/1826;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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