Atlantic (Steamer, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John L. Wolverton
Ownership Notes:: Ward, E. B., (1848-1852); Michigan Central Railroad Company, (1849-1852); Canada & North Shore Line, (1849); Ward, Samuel, (1849); Clements, Stephen, (1849); Western Wrecking Company, (1873);
Master(s):: Clements, Stephen, (1849); Willoughby, (1849); McBride, (1851);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 24, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Atlantic (1849-1852)
Nationality:: American (1849 -1852 )
Chronology:: 1. 4/14/1850, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (passengers);
2. 8/20/1852, 6 miles above Long Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Ogdensburg), sank, (130 passengers killed), $150, 00
loss;
3. 8/24/1855, Diver John B. Green gets the "bends" trying to get the safe;
4. 6/21/1856, Diver Elliot P. Harrington raised the safe (American Express) but left the boat safe & baggage;
5. 6/1/1873, Western Wrecking Company. of Cleveland will try to raise the hull;
6. 9/00/1953, a 4-ton diving bell constructed by two Americans & two Canadians to salvage what is left;

Notes

General notes:: *Wright has depth as 14'6";
Engine: Vertical beam, 60" diameter x 11' stroke; Wheels, 32' diameter, Boilers 10' x 34' long;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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