Petrel (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Josph Arnold or J. L. Kelsey
Ownership Notes:: Kelsey, Joseph L., (1848); Kelsey, Joshua W., 1848); Kelsey, Jack W., (1848); Moser, (1850);
Master(s):: Kelsey, Joshua L., (1848); Watson, Edwin, (1850);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 7, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Petrel (1848-1850)
Nationality:: American (1848-1850)
Chronology:: 1. 10/2/1850, Ashtabula, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, drifted ashore, sank and raised, (flour);
2. 11/26/1850, vessel sold, boiler and machinery removed; Hull then was towed out into the lake, set adrift and sank;

Notes

General notes:: *Kelsey, J. L.;
She was lost in 1850;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 660;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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