Oregon (Steamer, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Z. Pange*
Ownership Notes:: Philips, John P., (1845-1849); Cotton, L. H., (1846); Chapman, George, (1848);
Master(s):: Cotton, L. H., (1846-1847); Chapman, George L., (1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 29, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-31-1846
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August 31, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 77 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1848
April 8, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Oregon (1845-1850)
Nationality:: American (1845-1850)
Chronology:: 1. 6/11/1847, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, collision, (Brig, Empire), repaired;
2. 10/6/1847, Cleveland, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Phenix), repaired;
3. 4/18/1848, Fairport, Lake Erie, lost both smoke stacks in a gale and repaired, (passengers);
4. 2/10/1850, Chicago, burned, (furniture and hull reported saved), $20, 000 loss;**

Notes

General notes:: *Early American Steamers says she was built by John L. Wolverton;
**Early American Steamers, has this disaster happening on 1/19/1849, which is an error;
In 1846 she was equipped with 2 Iron life boats which was the first on the lakes;
the upper cabin was 135' long;
She ran Chicago to Buffalo;
Machinery: Two horizontal compound high pressure engines built at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cylinders: 24' diameter x 9' stroke; 6 boilers; Wheels, 32' diameter;
She was lost in 1850;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 660;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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