: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Canada*
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1858)
Ownership Notes:: King, George W., (1859); Gerard, Joseph, (1859); Pridgeon, (1860); Smith, J. E., (1861); Meisel, Daniel, (1862-1865); McKay, S., (1864);
Master(s):: King, George W., (1859); Smith, J. E., (1861);Meisel, Daniel, (1862);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 17, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Formerly British
Next document: Detroit 9-27-1861
September 27, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 102 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1862
May 2, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1865
April 28, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 180 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured); Next document: (Vessel ashore total loss); Next document: (Papers lost)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Canada (1845-1859);
b. Steamer (Tug), Canada (1859-1865)
Nationality:: British (1845-1859); American (1859-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 11/27/1865, Bar Point, Lake Erie, ashore and sank;
2. 00/00/1865, vessel was out of commission, machinery removed and hull was abandoned;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment 3/17/1859, Detroit says she was built in Canada in 1845;
She was valued at $7,000, in 1860; $5,000, in 1864;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1864);

Contact

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