Archimedes (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Thomas Thompson
Ownership Notes:: Gurthrie, S., (1849-1851); Talcote, E. A., (1849-1851); Gurthrie, A., (1854); Drum, W. M., (1854);
Master(s):: Gurthrie, S., (1849-1851); Drum, W. M., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 1, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 10-30-1849
October 30, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-20-1851
June 20, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-11-1851
November 11, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-23-1854
February 23, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-24-1854
February 24, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 8 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-11-1854
November 11, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 112 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Archimedes (1848-1856)
Nationality:: American (1848-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 8/22/1853, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Watts Sherman), lost smokestacks overboard, damaged and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1856;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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