Pioneer (Barge, 1840)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fort Howard, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Barge
Additional vessel types:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Ownership Notes:: Peak, W. A., (1853); Green, C. H. (1856); Green, W. J., (1856); Martin, Morgan L., (1858); Allen, Albert G., (1858); Allen, G., (1858); Barney, Hiram, (1858):
Master(s):: Chappele, Robert, (1853); Monroe, J. A., (1856); Brooks, H. C., (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Michilimackinac 5-10-1852
May 10, 1852: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 9-12-1853
September 12, 1853: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 9 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Michilimackinac 4-15-1856
April 15, 1856: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 3 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
August 2, 1858: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 24 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Barge, Pioneer (1840-1853);
b. Steamer, Pioneer (1853-1856)
Nationality:: American (1840-1856)

Notes

General notes:: Lytle List says she was built as a 55 ton barge and converted to a steamer in 1850;
She was abandoned in 1856;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. John Poole's notes;

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