Keystone State (Steamer, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Bidwell and Banta
Ownership Notes:: Reed, C. M., (1849-1860); New York & Erie railroad, (1851); Ritt, M. L., (1861);
Master(s):: Stone, W. P., (1849-1852); Richards, John, (1853); Trainer, W., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 12, 1849: Port: Erie Number: 5 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 9-20-1849
September 20, 1849: Port: Erie Number: 8 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 9-25-1850
September 25, 1850: Port: Erie Number: 9 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-29-1861
October 29, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 135 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
View document online

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Keystone State (1849-1861)
Nationality:: American (1849-1861)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1849, Lake Michigan, disabled in a gale, repaired, ($4, 600 loss;
2. 6/7/1850, Avon Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Scow, Comfort Ann), repaired;
3. 10/10/1853, Detroit River, collapsed a flue and repaired, (2 men slightly scalded);
4. 12/00/1854, Buffalo, sprang a leak and repaired, $3, 000 loss;
5. 11/00/1855, off Erie, Lake Erie, lost anchors, chain, and quarter boat, $300 loss;
6. 9/00/1856, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, cargo $1, 500 loss, hull $1, 500 loss;
7. 10/30/1861, Point aux Barques, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, sank in a gale, (33 lives lost), hull $15, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $30,000, in 1860;
Machinery: Cylinder: 65" diameter x 10' stroke;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Lytle-Holdcamper List;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 1/22/1862;
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
8. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

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