Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Samuel Ward (Steamer, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Samuel Ward
Year of Build:
1847
Rebuilt:
1. 1861;
Official Number:
22371
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head (1847)
Plain Head (1861)
Builder Name:
John L. Wolverton*
Ownership Notes:
Ward, Eber B., (1847-1861); Ward, Samuel, (1847-1861); Clement Steamboat Company, (1856); Kellogg, L. H., (1856); Trink, Henry, (1861); Clark, S., (1862-1864); Large, C., (1864-1871); Gay, A. F., (1872-1875); Recor, E., (1874);
Master(s):
Vard, E. B., (1847); Estabrook, (1852-1853); Fish, H., (1856-1857); Buckley, Henry, (1861); Campbell, D., (1862);
Clark, S., (1864); Gravis, C., (1864); Large, C., (1864-1871); Farbell, S., (1872); Lampkin, C., (1874-1875);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 175' 7" Width/Beam: 25' 8" Depth: 10'
1861
Length: 178' 6" Width/Beam: 25' 6" Depth: 9' 8"
1865
Length: 176.4' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 10.3'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 433 + 55/95
1861
Gross: 423 + 37/95
1865
Gross: 280.76
Enrollments/Registration
April 22, 1847
   Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 8-14-1856
August 14, 1856
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 58 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-24-1861
July 24, 1861
   Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to Bark
Next document: Buffalo 11-12-1862
View document online
November 12, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 179 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-17-1864
View document online
August 17, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 211 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-29-1864
View document online
October 29, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 253 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-7-1865
View document online
November 7, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 3-29-1866
March 29, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 10-24-1870
January 24, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-2-1870
July 2, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-8-1871
July 8, 1871
   Port: Port Huron Number: 1 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 7-6-1872
July 6, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 3 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-14-1874
April 14, 1874
   Port: Port Huron Number: 87 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-4-1875
October 4, 1875
   Port: Port Huron Number: 25 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-18-1878

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Samuel Ward (1847-1861);
b. Bark, Samuel Ward (1861-1878)
Nationality:
American (1847-1878)
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1849, Lake Huron, broke her machinery and towed to Detroit for repairs, $3, 000 loss;
2. 5/22/1852, Lake Michigan, burst cylinder head, and repaired, $3, 000 loss;
3. 7/12/1852, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Aurora Borealis), repaired, $200 loss;
4. 11/20/1852, broke her machinery, towed to Detroit for repairs, $3, 000 loss;
5. 10/00/1855, Point aux Barques, Lake Huron, lost one of her wheels, repaired, $2, 000 loss;
6. 7/00/1861, Buffalo, struck by lightning and repaired, $400 loss;
7. 7/28/1862, Port Burwell, collision, (sank Schooner, Convoy), repaired;
8. 10/24/1866, below mouth of Detroit River, Little Point, Lake Huron, ashore, (in ballast), released, $2, 100 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Samuel Ward was the superintendent of the build;
Machinery: Vertical Beam, low pressure, engine built by Novelty Iron Works, New York; Cylinder: 40" diameter x 10' stroke; Wheels, 38' diameter;
She was also known as "Sam Ward";
It is possible that the bottom of the Steamer, Sam Ward, was used in the building of the Propeller J. S. Seaverns, (#76152), in 1880, at Saugatuck, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 1/22/1862;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
8. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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