Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1850;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John W. Surles
Ownership Notes:
Philips, John R., (1848-1852); Cushing, Lysander M., (1852-1853); Bennett, David S., (1853-1854); McMullen, John W., (1853);
Master(s):
Dalphus, (1848-1849); Squier, H. A., (1850); Bartholomew J. A., (1852-1853); Spafford, (1854); Howe,
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1847)*
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 240' 2" Width/Beam: 34' 2 + 1/2" Depth: 13' 8"
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 1,083 + 27/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 8, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1850
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April 18, 1850
   Port: Cleveland Number: 24 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-20-1852
September 20, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 111 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-20-1853
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April 20, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-11-1853
View document online
May 11, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 77 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-14-1853
View document online
June 14, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, America (1847-1854)
Nationality:
American (1847-1854)
Chronology:
1. 5/16/1850, Lake Erie, caught fire, burned and repaired;
2. 7/31/1850, Barcelona, Lake Erie, steam pipe burst and repaired, (11 lives lost);
3. 7/12/1852, Chagrin, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Propeller, City of Oswego), repaired;
4. 1/12/1854, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, ashore, scuttled and raised, $10, 000 loss;
5. 4/5/1854, Point Pelee Island, Lake Erie, sank;
6. 5/23/1854, Scow, Frolic salvaged the last remains and abandoned the hull;
Notes
General notes:
*She had 2 masts in 1852;
Machinery: Vertical Beam engine built in Cincinnati, Ohio; Wheels, 32' diameter;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Detroit Free Press: 3/31/1849, 4/11/1849, 1/12/1854, 4/8/1854, 4/11/1854, 5/23/1854,
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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