Northerner (Steamer, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: George S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:: Ontario & St. Lawrence Steamboat Compnay, (1850-1857); Allen, A. B., (1850-1858); American Steamship Company, (1858-1861); Averill, J. G., (1859-1861); War Department, Quartermaster General, (1861-1865); Lehr, Robert, (1865); Powhatan Steamboat Company, (1865-1875); Baltimore Steam Packet Company, (1875-1876);
Master(s):: Childs, R. F., (1850-1851); Lodgard, J. H., (1858); Kilby, A. D., (1859); Chapman, R. B., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 10, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 19 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-5-1851
April 5, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 6-2-1858
June 2, 1858: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 5 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 6-24-1859
June 24, 1859: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-15-1861
July 15, 1861: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: New York 12-2-1861
December 2, 1861: Port: New York

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Northerner (1849-1861);
b. Steamer, U.S.A.T. Northerner (1861-1865);
c. Steamer, State of Virginia (1865-1876)
Nationality:: American (1849-1876)
Chronology:: 1. 11/3/1851, lost a man overboard on Lake Erie;
2. 5/7/1852, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, Caroline), repaired, $350 loss;
3. 5/9/1852, Lake Huron, collision, (unknown, Brig), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
4. 8/25/1854, six miles from mouth of Genesee river; the walking beam broke and broke the machinery, repaired, $7, 000 loss;
5. 9/00/1859, Alexandria Bay, Lake Ontario, damaged in a gale , ashore and released, $700 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Heyl gives the dimensions as 238'2" x 31'1" x 12'5", 1,061 gross tons; The enrollments do not agree with these statistics;
Machinery: Vertical Beam engine built by H. R. Dunham & Company, New York, New York; Cylinder: 60" diameter x 12' stroke;
Wheels, 30' diameter;
The engine was finally put into the coastal Steamer, Florida, and the hull was scrapped;
She left the Great Lakes for the East Coast in 1861;
Sold to U.S. Quarter Master Department, 12/13/1861; redocumented "State of Virginia", 11/4/1865; Also known as "Mithune";
She was abandoned in 1876 at Baltimore, Maryland;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
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. Wright's Master Sheet;

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