Pacific (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: J. L. Wolverton
Ownership Notes:: Ward, E. B., (1848); Ward, S., (1848); Jones, M., (1855); Clement, S., (1855); Green, (1860); Holden, (1860); Gardner, F. B. (1862-1866); Eastman, G., (1867);
Master(s):: Sallesbury, O., (1848); Robertson, John, (1853); Jones, H. J., (1855); Morgan, N., (1862); Treadwell, F. K., (1865); Stevenson, W., (1867);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 3, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-3-1855
October 3, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 178 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Bark
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1860
April 21, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1862
April 24, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-19-1865
May 19, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 342 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 7-12-1867
July 12, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 2 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Grand Haven 11-00-1867; Next document: (Vessel wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Pacific (1848-1855);
b. Bark, Pacific (1855-1867);
c. Barge, Pacific (1867-1867)
Nationality:: American (1848-1867)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1848, off Dunkirk, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and repaired;
2. 12/8/1852, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale, lost anchors, got into Buffalo for repairs, $500 loss;
3. 5/19/1853, Detroit River, collision, (Brig, Fashion), repaired;
4. 11/24/1853, Lake Michigan, broken machinery and repaired, $5, 500 loss;
5. 9/24/1854, mouth of Milwaukee River, collision, (sank Propeller, Illinois), repaired;
6. 8/11/1855, Mouth of Chippewa Creek, struck a rock and sank, (coal), raised, $1, 000 loss;
7. 12/00/1855, east coast of Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $500 loss;
8. 10/00/1856, Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron, ashore and released, cargo $500 loss, hull $600 loss;
9. 2/00/1862, Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
10. 11/00/1863, Erie Peninsula, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $1, 750 loss;
11. 10/10/1867, Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, wrecked and became a total loss, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: She had three masts in 1855;
She was valued at $4,000 in 1860 and $3,000 in 1866;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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