Pocahontas (Propeller, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Pocahontas
Year of Build:: 1846

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Frederick Nelson Jones
Ownership Notes:: Joy, Walter, (1846-1847); Sutton, Willliam, (1850); Walbridge, George B., (1852); Walbidge, Wells D., (1852-1854); Palmer, R. C., (1855); American Transportation Company, (1855); Williams,William, (1860); Galdner, J. N., (1860); Trustees A. T. Company, (1860);
Master(s):: Clark, T., (1852-1853); Deniham, J. B., (1854); Traverse, (1859);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 171' 9" Width/Beam: 24' 11" Depth: 10' 4"

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 426 + 64/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 7, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-5-1847
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May 5, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-14-1850
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May 14, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-6-1850
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August 6, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-26-1852
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July 26, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 94 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-10-1854
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March 10, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo5-19-1855
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May 19, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1860
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April 23, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1860
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May 2, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 5-27-1862
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Lost off Long Point)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Pocahontas (1846-1862)
Nationality:: American (1846-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 9/13/1847, 30 miles above Maitland, Lake Erie, (Propeller, Racine), repaired;
2. 5/14/1851, Mackinaw, struck a rock and repaired;
3. 7/2/1853, she rescued the crew of the Schooner, John Lillie;
4. 11/16/1854, Grand River, ashore and released;
5. 9/00/1855, Lake Huron, sprang a leak, cargo of wheat damaged, repaired;
6. 9/00/1855, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Philena Mills), repaired;
7. 4/8/1862, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and hull went to pieces, (flour, corn and pork),

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $5,000, in 1860'
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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