Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Chippewa (Steamer, 1825)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Chippewa
Year of Build:
1825
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black Rock, New York
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Brown (Provinceof Upper Canada)
Ownership Notes:
Brown, John, (1825); Armstrong, B., (1825);
Master(s):
Armstrong, B., (1825); Whitaker, (1826);
Hull Dimensions
1825
Length: 63.6' Width/Beam: 16' Depth: 5.5'
Tonnage
1825
Gross: 49 + 17/95
Enrollments/Registration
September 27, 1825
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1825
Document Type: Registration
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Chippewa (1825- )
Nationality:
American (1825- )
Notes
General notes:
In1827 she runs Buffalo to Niagara Falls;
Vessel built upon the Hannesley Construction having no ribs and no other beams then deck beams; She was planked with alternate thickness of 1 + 1/2" boards and sheathed with tar paper between each thickness;
Machinery: Low pressure engine, 26hp.;
She is not listed in the Lytle-Holdcamper vessel list;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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