Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Thomas Jefferson (Steamer, 1834)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Thomas Jefferson
Year of Build:
1834
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Floating Elevator
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Shadrack Jenkins
Ownership Notes:
Reed, Charles M., (1834-1844);
Master(s):
Wilkins, Thomas, (1835-1838);
Hull Dimensions
1834
Length: 174' Width/Beam: 26' 8" Depth: 9' 8"
Tonnage
1834
Gross: 428 + 68/95
1844
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Presque Isle 7-7-1838
July 7, 1838
   Port: Presque Isle
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-5-1838
October 5, 1838
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 7 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-1-1843
May 1, 1843
   Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
May 12, 1845
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt into an elevator
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Thomas Jefferson (1834-1844);
b. Elevator, Thomas Jefferson (1844- )
Nationality:
American (1834- )
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: Cross-head low pressure engine built by Allaire Works, New York, New York; Wheels, 24' diameter;
Her engine was transferred to the Steamer, Louisiana, in 1844, and the hull was made into a floating grain elevator;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, vol. II;
5. 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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