Baltimore (Steamer, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Monroe, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Asa C. Keating
Ownership Notes:: Strong, George W., (1847); Strong, George A., (1847); Howard, C., (1850-1851); McKnight, S., (1853-1854);
Master(s):: Strong, George A., (1847); Strong, George W., (1847-1850); Shook, James, (1853); Rider, R., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 28, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-1-1847
October 1, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 44 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-18-1850
February 18, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Detroit 3-21-1851
March 21, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1853
April 14, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 5-1-1854
May 1, 1854: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 5 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Baltimore (1847-1855)
Nationality:: American (1847-1855)
Chronology:: 1. 10/1/1852, Lake Superior, lost both smoke stacks overboard, repaired, $4, 000 loss;
2. 12/7/1852, Lake Erie, became unmanageable, sprang a leak, damaged cargo, repaired at Buffalo, $3, 000 loss;
3. 8/00/1855, Neebish, St. Mary's River, ashore and released, $600 loss;
4. 9/17/1855, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, ashore and hull went to pieces, cargo $3, 000 loss, hull $12, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Mistakes appear in the reporting of the tonnage in the enrollments, such as, 513 + 38/95 and 513 + 28/95;
Machinery: high pressure engine;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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