Walk-in-the-Water (Steamer, 1818)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black Rock, New York*
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Bustman head;
Builder Name:: Noah Brown
Ownership Notes:: Stuart, Josephus B., (1818-1819); Davis, Nathaniel;, (1818-1821); Clinton, Asa H., (1818-1821); Pratt, Ralph, (1818-1821); Durant, James, (1818-1819); Meads, John, (1818-1821); McQueen, Robert, (1818-1821); Muir, Alexander M., (1818-1821); Brown, Noah, (1818-1821); McCaun, Samuel, (1818-1820); Durant, William, (1819-1821); Dey, Anthony, (1820-1821); Gillespie, Mary S., (1820-1821);; Post, Elizabeth H., (1820-1821);
Master(s):: Fish, Job, (1819); Davis, John, (1819); Rogers, Jedediah, (1820-1821);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 6, 1819: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-6-1819
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September 6, 1819: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-6-1819
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September 6, 1819: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Coast Wise License
Next document: Buffalo 5-22-1820
May 22, 1820: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1820
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1821
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May 12, 1821: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1822
View document online; Next document: (Vessel having been wrecked and; Next document: broken up)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Walk-in-the-Water (1818-1822)
Nationality:: American (1818-1822)
Chronology:: 1. 9/27/1818, near Erie, Pennsylvania, Lake Eire, ashore and released;
1. 00/00/1819, Fisherman Point, Lake Erie, wrecked and repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 11/1/1821, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore near the lighthouse and released, hull then broken up;

Notes

General notes:: *She was built at Scagagwada Creek; Her first license was issued new on 8/22/1818;
She was the first steamer on Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan ; She was also the 3rd Steamer on the Great Lakes;
Machinery: Cross head engine, built by Robert McQueen, New York, New York; Boiler 20' x 9' diameter; Wheels, 22' diameter;
Paddles wee 9' in diameter;
Machinery was installed in Steamer, Superior, and later into the Steamer, Charles Townsend;
The cabin fare from Buffalo to Detroit was $18.00;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 593;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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