: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Maumee City, Ohio*
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: David R. Stebbins
Ownership Notes:: Doan, D. C., (1838); Smith, Jesse, (1839-1843); Howe, D., (1840-1843); Smith, Oren, (1843-1846); Barney, D. W., (1845); Burr-Higgins & Company, (1846-1847); Sandusky and Mansfield Railroad Company, (1847);
Master(s):: Howe, D., (1838); Kelsey, S. A., (1845); Warner, Henry R., (1847);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 28, 1838: Port: Toledo Number: 4 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 10-4-1838
October 4, 1838: Port: Toledo Number: 8 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-3-1839
August 3, 1839: Port: Cleveland Number: 19 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-31-1840
August 31, 1840: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-23-1841
August 23, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-28-1843
August 28, 1843: Port: Cleveland Number: 44 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-6-1845
May 6, 1845: Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Chesapeake (1838-1847)
Nationality:: American (1838-1847)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1840, near Ashtabula, Lake Erie, damaged by a whirlwind and repaired;
2. 6/7/1847, Conneaut, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Schooner, John Porter), sank, (passengers);
3. 6/23/1847, Safe was raised;
4. 7/12/1855, Schooner, Edwards visits the wreck, raised anchors, chains and copper;
5. 9/27/1876, divers raise the bell and more copper, then make ready to blow up the hull;

Notes

General notes:: *Maumee City is the old name for Toledo, Ohio;
She had an upper cabin after 1839;
She was the first steamer on the Great Lakes with 1 stack; All others had 2 stacks until 1838;
1847), ran Buffalo - Cleveland - Sandusky ;
Machinery: built by St. Mary's Foundry, Montreal, Canada; Vertical Beam low pressure engine, 120 hp., Wheels, 28' diameter;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 635;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

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