Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Troy (Propeller, 1849)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Troy
Year of Build:
1849
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Laffrienier and Stevenson*
Ownership Notes:
Parmalee, Luman, (1849-1850); Kramer, Hiram, (1849-1850); Dobbins, David P., (1849-1853); Moore, John, (1849-1853);
Ball, John, (1849-1850); Walbridge, George B., (1850-1854); Walbridge, Wells D., (1852-1853); Haxton, Benjamin, (1854-1856); Cutler, Dwight, (1854-1858); Warts, Henry L., (1854-1858);Ball, Daniel, (1856-1859); Hugunen, James R., (1856-1858);
Warren, John B., (1858-1859); ; Woodbury, John W. H., (1858-1859); Warts, Henry L., (1858); Woodbury, William H., (1858-1859); Court, Abram H., (1858-1859);
Master(s):
Gabbury, D. P., (1848); Dobben, D. P., (1851-1852); D___ham, J. B., (1853); Warren, John H., (1854-1857); Byron, L. H., (1859);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1851)
Hull Dimensions
1849
Length: 163' Width/Beam: 21' 1 1/2" Depth: 10' 2"
Tonnage
1849
Gross: 340 + 4/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 2, 1849
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 8-21-1850
August 21, 1850
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 7 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 9-29-1850
September 29, 1850
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 8 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-9-1851
October 9, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 79 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1852
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April 22, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 48 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-7-1853
View document online
March 7, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-25-1854
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October 25, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 125 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-16-1856
May 16, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-14-1858
July 14, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 97 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-18-1858
October 18, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 137 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-25-1859
June 25, 1859
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 9-23-1859
September 23, 1859
   Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-26-1859

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Troy (1849-1859)
Nationality:
American (1849-1859)
Chronology:
1. 4/10/1849, near Chicago, collision, (Schooner, Ariel), repaired;
2. 7/28/1849, West Sister Island, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Schooner, Acorn), repaired;
3. 2/28/1850, Erie, burned and repaired, $11, 500 loss;
4. 9/30/1850, off Erie, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Schooner, Almeda), repaired;
5. 8/15/1852, Windmill Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $200 loss;
6. 9/15/1852, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Illinois), repaired, $400 loss;
7. 9/24/1854, Chicago, burst her boiler and repaired, $1, 000 loss;
8. 9/00/1855, Belle Isle flat, Detroit River, ashore and released, $300 loss;
9. 8/7/1856, Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River, ashore and released, cargo $2, 000 loss, hull $1, 600 loss;
10. 4/00/1858, Round Island, Straits of Mackinaw, ashore and released, (wheat), $200 loss;
11. 11/00/1858, Goose Island, (where the St. Clair River enters Lake St. Clair), lost her propeller, repaired, $1, 000 loss;
12. 10/18/1859, Point DuBuque, Point aux Barques, Lake Huron, sank, (wheat), (23 lives lost);
Notes
General notes:
*Early American Steamers says builder was Seth W. Johnson;
Engine: Direct-acting, built by Cuyahoga Boiler Works, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1849;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. Vi;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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