Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ocean (Steamer, 1850)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ocean
Year of Build:
1850
Rebuilt:
1. 1862, Port Austin, Ontario;
Official Number:
53063
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head (1850),
Plain Head (1862)
Builder Name:
J. L. Wolverton
Ownership Notes:
Blodgett, Charles, (1850-1857); Gardener, Solomon, (1850-1857); Ward, E. B., (1856); Detorit & Cleveland Steamboat Navigation Company, (1856-1866); Owen, L., (1857-1858); Owen, J., (1860); Myers, F. S., (1862--1871); Ayers. F. S., (1863-1865); Ayers, J. G., (1866); Flecher, G., (1872); L. H. & Company, (1873);
Master(s):
Luce, J., (1850); Blodgetts, C. C., (1856-1857); Evans, R. G., (1857-1858); Barlington, R. M., (1862); BurkE, N., (1863); Bush, N., (1864); Wilds, B., (1865-1866); Flecher, G., (1872); Jerom, A., (1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1850)
Hull Dimensions
1850
Length: 245' 4" Width/Beam: 33' 6" Depth: 13' 3"
1862
Length: 244' Width/Beam: 33' 6" Depth: 13'
1865
Length: 245.5' Width/Beam: 36.4' Depth: 12.8'
Tonnage
1850
Gross: 1,052 + 31/95
1862
Gross: 978 + 33/95
1865
Gross: 578.20
Enrollments/Registration
June 25, 1850
   Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-23-1856
June 23, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1857
August 11, 1857
   Port: Detroit Number: 108 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1858
April 6, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-12-1862
November 12, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 208 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Sloop (Barge)
Next document: Buffalo 5-20-1863
May 20, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 105 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-13-1864
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June 13, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 137 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-14-1865
September 14, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 10-7-1865
October 7, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 325 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 10-20-1866
October 20, 1866
   Port: Port Huron Number: 10 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-19-1872
April 19, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 74 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1873
April 17, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1873
April 25, 1873
   Port: Detroit Number: 82 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 3-19-1874

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Ocean (1850-1862);
b. Sloop (Barge), Ocean (1862-1874)
Nationality:
American (1850-1874)
Chronology:
1. 8/6/1850, Lake Erie, collision, (schooner, Adrian), repaired;
2. 8/15/1854, the head of Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River, collision and repaired;
3. 4/8/1858, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore, (freight), sank and raised, $2, 000 loss;
4. 9/00/1861, Cleveland, lost a man overboard;
5. 10/00/1861, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Hubbard), repaired, $150 loss;
6. 5/00/1872, Horse Shoe Reef, Buffalo, sank, (lumber), raised, $15, 500 loss;
7. 8/00/1872, Lake Ontario, sank;
7. 10/00//1873, Tawas Bay, Lake Huron, scuttled, $1, 700 loss;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: Vertical Beam engine built by T. F. Secor & Company, New York, New York; Cylinder: 65" diameter X 11' stroke; Wheels 32' diameter; Speed, 14 miles per hour;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early Amertican Steamers, Vol. III;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Canadian Coast of Lake Erie and Huron, 1858-1868;
8. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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