Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Earl of Cathcart (Propeller, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Earl of Cathcart
Also known as:
F. W. Backus
Year of Build:
1846
Major repairs:
1861;
Rebuilt:
1. 1852, Detroit, Michigan;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Amherstburg, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Evaline Bates (of Milan, Ohio)
Ownership Notes:
Pratt, L. H., (1853); Lee, C. H., (1854); American Transportation Company, (1854-1857); Spencer, A., (1857-1860); Lake Superior Forwarding Company, (1861); Hubbard, G. S., (1861-1863); Hubbard, S., (1863); Miller, H. T., (1864); Crendall, M. J., (1862); Dousman, G. D., (1863); Rice, W. H., (1865-1866);
Master(s):
Pratt, L. H., (1853); Allen, P. T., (1853); Lee, C. H., (1854); American Transportation Company, (1854-1857); Cameron, F., (1854); Spencer, A.,(1857-1860); Childs, Charles, (1860-1861); Lake Superior Forwarding Company., (1861); Harvey, W. C.T., (1861); Hubbard, G. S., (1861-1863); Chamberlin, L., (1862); Crendall, M. J., (1862); Dousman, G. D., (1863); Hubbard, S., (1863); Davis, George, (1863); Chase, S., (1864); Peterson, C. (1864); Miller, H. T., (1864); Kirtland, C. E., (1865); Rice, W. H., (1865-1866);
Power
Number of Masts:
*
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 133' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 9' 4"
1865
Length: 134.6' Width/Beam: 25.2' Depth: 9.1'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 363
1852
Gross: 289 + 78/95
1865
Gross: 368.45
Enrollments/Registration
April 8, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Condemned for violation of law
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1853
April 11, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-10-1853
View document online
November 10, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 132 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1854
View document online
April 17, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1855
View document online
May 7, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1857
View document online
April 13, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-13-1861
June 13, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Mackinac11-7-1861
November 7, 1861
   Port: Mackinac Number: 12 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1862
May 1, 1862
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 67 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-14-1863
May 14, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 86 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-14-1864
May 14, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 171 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1864
May 25, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 200 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-27-1865
May 27, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 88 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 11-00-1866

Next document: (Vessel burned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Earl of Cathcart (1846-1852);
b. Propeller, F. W. Backus (1852-1866)
Nationality:
Canadian (1846-1852); American (1852-1866)
Chronology:
1. 4/25/1852, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak, repaired at Niagara and again at Genesee, then to Ogdensburgh, $5, 000 loss;
2. 11/12/1852, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $100 loss;
3. 5/00/1861, Copper Harbor, lost two brackets off the propeller and sprang a leak, beached and released, $3, 300 loss;
4. 8/00/1863, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $6, 730 loss;
5. 11/24/1866, Racine, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, caught fire and burned, $55, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She had one mast in 1852 and no masts in 1861;
1852, condemned as a Canadian steamer for breach of U.S. laws; 5/1/1862, vessel ran all season without license or enrollment;
1857, her upper cabin was removed and she was put into the lumber trade;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Vessel Register: (1860-1866);
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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