Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Champion (Steamer, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Champion
Year of Build:
1843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Joseph M. Keating
Ownership Notes:
Ward, Samuel, (1843); Ward, Eber B., (1843);
Master(s):
Ward, Eber B., (1843); Cottrell, (1847);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1843)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 145' 6" Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 9' 6"
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 266+ 65/95
Enrollments/Registration
August 14, 1843
   Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Champion (1843- )
Nationality:
American (1843- )
Chronology:

1. 5/14/1847, reef at Thunder Bay Island, ashore and released;

Notes
General notes:
Ran Grand Haven to Milwaukee in 1849;
Ran St. Joseph to Chicago in 1845;
Lytle - Holdcamper says the vessel was abandoned in 1845 which has to be an error;
Machinery: low pressure engine built by Novelty Works, New York, New York; Cylinder: 31" diameter x 8' stroke; Boilers, 20' long x 8' in diameter;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. John Poole's notes;
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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