Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Boston (Steamer, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Boston
Year of Build:
1846
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
John Robinson
Ownership Notes:
Robinson, T., (1846);
Master(s):
Pease, William T., (1846);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 205' Width/Beam: 30' Depth: 12' 10"
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 757 + 80/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 20, 1846
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Boston (1846-1848))
Nationality:
American (1846-1848)
Chronology:

1. 11/24/1846, near Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, ashore in a gale, lost her smoke stacks overboard, $70, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was Abandoned in 1848;
Machinery: low pressure engine;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 652;
7. 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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