Wisconsin Maritime Museum

S. Clement (Steamer, 1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
S. Clement
Year of Build:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1869, Detroit, Michigan;
2. 1870;
3. 1885
Official Number:
57467
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
R. C. Cornell
Ownership Notes:
Brindle, Mary Ann, (1863-1865); Hutchings, J., (1866); Clark, J., (1869-1870); Burt, W. R., (1874); Hamilton, J. A., (1879); Hawgood, H. A., (1880-1892); Inman, B. B., (1894);
Master(s):
Owen, B. F., (1863); Nichols, H. D., (1865); Cleveland, C. R., (1866); Andrews, J., (1869); Dask, J., (1870); Nelson, J., (1874); Hamilton, J. A., (1879); Hollywood, J., (1879); Hawgood, H. A., (1880-1889); Inman, B. B., (1894);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 153' Width/Beam: 30' 4" Depth: 10' 7"
1870
Length: 163' Width/Beam: 30.5' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 455 + 49/95
1865
Gross: 563.33
1869
Gross: 439.15
1870
Gross: 447.95 Net: 436.95
1885
Enrollments/Registration
October 20, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 196 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1866
May 1, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 84 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-20-1869
October 20, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 132 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1870
April 22, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 4-17-1872
April 17, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 58 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-12-1874xxxxxxxx
April 21, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 55 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-25-1881
January 25, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 54 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-4-1882
March 4, 1882
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 82 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-19-1883
April 19, 1883
   Port: Port Huron Number: 81 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-2-1885
February 2, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 53 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Port Huron 3-3-1888
March 3, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 90 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-6-1889
March 6, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-16-1891
June 16, 1891
   Port: Cleveland Number: 139 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-25-1892
February 25, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Soiled Papers
Next document: Duluth 3-19-1894
March 19, 1894
   Port: Duluth Number: 19 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-16-1897
June 16, 1897
   Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, S. Clement (1863-1869);
b. Barge, S. Clement (1869-1885);
c. Schooner, S. Clement (1885- )
Nationality:
American(1863- )
Chronology:
1. 9/00/1866, Lakeview, Lake Michigan, broke her machinery and repaired, $800 loss;
2. 10/31/1889, St. Clair River, collision;
Notes
General notes:
She was sometimes referred to as "Stephen Clement";
She was painted a copper color in 1871;
Runge says she was the first and only sidewheel steambarge on the lakes;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port
Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port
Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1885-1901);
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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