Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
U. S. S. Michigan
Also known as:
U. S. S. Wolverine
Year of Build:
1843
Rebuilt:
1. 1905;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Stackhouse, Tomlinson & Company
Ownership Notes:
United States Government, Navy Department, (1843-1948); Foundation for the Preservation of the Original U. S. S. Michigan, 1948-1949)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 163' 3" Width/Beam: 27' 1" Depth: 7' 2"
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 583*
1905
Gross: 685 displaced
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, U.S.S. Michigan (1843-1905);
b. Steamer, U.S.S. Wolverine (1905-1949)
Nationality:
American (1843-1949)
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1857, Erie, Lake Erie, broke her wheel and repaired, $500 loss;
2. 8/00/1857, Detroit River, lost a man overboard;
3. 8/12/1923, Lake Huron, broken connecting rod and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
*Wright's Master Sheet says she was launched 12/5/1843;
**She displaced 685 tons and was the first iron-hulled vessel in the U.S. Naby;;
Machinery: Inclined direct actins engine built by Stackhouse, Tomlinson & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Cylinders: (2) 36" diameter x 8' stroke; Wheels: Radial 22' diameter; Boilers: (2), Steam pressure: 15 +1/2 pounds;
She was rigged as a Barkentine in 1843;
Armament: (12), 32 pound cannonades, (2), 68 pounders; in 1844 she had (1), 18 pounder;
She was built in pieces at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and transferred to Cleveland, Ohio through the Ohio - Erie Canal; Then the pieces were shipped to Erie to be pieced together; She was accepted by the Government on 8/15/1844;
In 1905, she was renamed and used as a training vessel for the U. S. Naval Reserve; She was designated IX-31 during World War I; Finally, in 1949, she was dismantled and turned into a monument of her existence (bow and cutwater) at Erie, Pennsylvania;
Sources:
1. Early American Steamers, Vol. VI;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857;
4, Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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