Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Acme
Year of Build:
1856
Official Number:
297
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
George W. Hardison
Ownership Notes:
Hitchcock, Chester, (856); Pratt, H., (1859-1860); Griffen, J., (1859); Ensign, C., (1860-1863): Root, B. A., (1864-1865); Holt, (1863); Western Transportation Company, (1864-1866);
Master(s):
Hayford, R., (1856); Pratt, P. P., (1859); Lathrop, W. S., (1859); Hatchway, J. W., (1860-1864); Dickson, G., (1865);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1856)
Hull Dimensions
1856
Length: 190' 10" Width/Beam: 33' 3" Depth: 12' 9"
1865
Length: 192' Width/Beam: 34' Depth: 10.6'
Tonnage
1856
Gross: 762 + 54/95
1865
Gross: 921.10
Enrollments/Registration
June 13, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 139 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1858
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May 1, 1858
   Port: Buffalo Number: 45.5 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-10-1859
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August 10, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-19-1859
View document online
September 19, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-7-1860
View document online
June 7, 1860
   Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1864
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April 8, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-3-1865
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May 3, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 109 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
View document online
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Barge), Acme (1856-1867)
Nationality:
American (1856 - 1867)
Chronology:
1. 7/18/1857, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $100 loss;
2. 9/00/1857, Big Traverse Bay, lost a man overboard, (deck-hand, John Falkonet);
3. 11/00/1857, Lake Erie, lost her smoke stack and anchors, repaired at Port Colborne, Ontario, $1, 000 loss;
4. 10/00/1859, St. Clair Flats, Lake Huron, damaged engine and towed to Detroit for repairs, $200 loss;
5. 11/00/1859, Chicago, struck on a bar, released and struck the pier, repaired, $400 loss;
6. 11/00/1863, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $1, 860 loss;
7. 11/4/1867, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, sank, (flour, oil, seed, beef, hides and lard), $50, 000 loss;
8. 7/22/1871, wrecker (Rescue), went to visit the hull for the possibility of raising her;
Notes
General notes:
*She had two decks in 1865;
She was valued at $31,000, in 1860; $25,000, in 1866;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1860-1866);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857, 9/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
7. Detroit Free Press: 12/25/1867;
8. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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