William Peacock (Steamer, 1829)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Portland, New York*
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Reed, Charles M., (1829-1834); Tinker, Elphales, (1829); White, Joseph, (829); McWhorton, John, (1829); Norman, Kibbe, (1829); Farnsworth, Joeseph, (1829); Reddington, Lyman, (1829); Malllory, Elias, (1829); Ramsey, Arron, (1829); Britton, William, (1829); Budle, Howell, (1829); Cass, Jonathan, (1829);; Bishop, Alakson, (1829); Farnsworth, Asa, (1829); Lyon, Ashel, (1829); Brooks, Jesse, (1829);Tinkham, Hezekish, (1829); Mack, Moses, (1829); A. Plumb & Co., (1829); Baker, Henry, (1829); Barrett, Samuel, (1829); Brown, Samuel D., (1829); Camp, George T., (1829); Foot, Elial, (1829); Budlong, Judah T., (1829); Evans, Benjamin, (1829); Kellogg, Titus, (1829); Albyes, Roy, (1829); Tracy, Judah, (1829); Densmore, John B., (1829); Smith, Isaac S., (1829); Meal, Asa B., (1829); Reed, Rufus S., (1829);
Master(s):: Flechearty, John, (1829-1830); Wilkins, Thomas, (1834-1837); Spires, John, (1837);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 20, 1829: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Not Granted)
Next document: Buffalo 9-2-1829
September 2, 1829: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 5-1-1830
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May 1, 1830: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 3-21-1831
March 21, 1831: Port: Presque Isle
July 26, 1831: Port: Presque Isle Number: 6 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 4-1-1833
April 1, 1833: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 3-22-1834
March 22, 1834: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, William Peacock (1829-1844)
Nationality:: American (1829-1844)
Chronology:: 1. 8/19/1830, collision, (Steamer, Sheldon Thompson), repaired;
2. 9/17/1830, Buffalo, stern steam pipe exploded, (first explosion recorded on the U. S. side of the lake), (15 lives lost, repaired;
3. 4/00.1831, Erie, Lake Erie, driven by ice from a wharf, ashore and released;
4. 6/19/1835, Dunkirk, ashore and released;
5. 00/00/1844, Erie, hull went into decay and was broken up and buried in the Erie Harbor when they were building a dock;

Notes

General notes:: *Portland is Barcelona, New York;
Machinery: High pressure engine built by M. Stackhouse, Pittsburgh, 1826; She ran one year with a low pressure engine built by Landon of Troy, but it was inefficient, so got a new engine with 4 boilers;
She was abandoned in 1835, but not destroyed until 1844;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Daily Star (Buffalo): 6/25/1835;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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