Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Fremont (Ferry, 1851)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Fremont
Year of Build:
1851
Rebuilt:
1. 1852;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Plaster Bed, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Ferry
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Joseph M. Keatine
Ownership Notes:
Lockwood, W. B., (1851-1852); Smith, B. F., (1856);
Master(s):
Nichols, C. W., (1856);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1851)
Hull Dimensions
1851
Length: 113' 8" Width/Beam: 12' 6" Depth: 4' 9"
1852
Length: 113' 8" Width/Beam: 18' 6" Depth: 4' 9"
Tonnage
1851
Gross: 66 + 33/95
1852
Gross: 94 + 85/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 1, 1851
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 7-1-1852
July 1, 1852
   Port: Sandusky Number: 26 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Sandusky 6-23-1856
June 23, 1856
   Port: Sandusky Number: 25 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Abandoned- 1858)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (Ferry), Fremont (1851-1858)
Nationality:
American (1851-1858)
Chronology:

1. 6/10/1858, Sandusky, caught fire and burned at dock, she was cut loose and went ashore, $10,000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
Designed as a ferry boat to run between Sandusky, Freemont, and Plaster Bed; Built by Captain Joseph Keating for Lockwood & Smith;
She was abandoned in 1858;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Sandusky, Ohio;
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/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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