Wisconsin Maritime Museum

City of Toledo (Steamer, 1865)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Toledo
Year of Build:
1865
Rebuilt:
1. 1875, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. 1908, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:
4548
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John F. Squires & Kirby
Ownership Notes:
Toledo & Saginaw Navigation Company, (1865-1869); Moore, W. A., (1869-1871); Buhl, C. H., (1869-1870); Mansfield, James P., (1870-1871); Engleman Transportation Company, (1871-1875); Wolf, W., (1875); Dempsey, J., (1880); Wente,William, (1883); Neff, S., (1892-1895); Ayer, Ed A., (1899); Ayer, E. E., (1897): Clarke, William J., (1904); Baker, (1908);
Master(s):
Englemann, N., (1871); Dustin, Selch, (1865-1870); Hodges, J. P., (872); Peterson, N., (1875); Kelley, P., (1880-1883); Neff, S., (1892): Tellefesen, M., (1893); Nash, H. F., (1897); Roland, C. E., (1899);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1865)
Hull Dimensions
1865
Length: 161' Width/Beam: 24.9' Depth: 8.6'
1875
Length: 160.5' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 8.8'
Tonnage
1865
Gross: 315.88
1875
Gross: 245.26 Net: 233.00
1908
Enrollments/Registration
October 5, 1865
   Port: Toledo Number: 55 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 10-22-1866
October 22, 1866
   Port: Toledo Number: 10 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-7-1869
May 7, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-27-1870
April 27, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1871
April 20, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-6-1875
November 6, 1875
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 31 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt, made into a schooner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-6-1878
April 6, 1878
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 117 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-6-1883
May 6, 1883
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 108 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-24-1892
October 24, 1892
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-22-1893
April 22, 1893
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 112 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1897
April 21, 1897
   Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 5-4-1899
May 4, 1899
   Port: Toledo Number: 10 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-11-1900
June 11, 1900
   Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Toledo 2-19-1907

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
October 10, 1908
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt as a lighter

Next document: Detroit 3-31-1909

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, City of Toledo (1865-1875);
b. Schooner, City of Toledo (1875-1908);
c. Barge (Lighter), City of Toledo (1908-1909)
Nationality:
American (1865-1909)
Chronology:
1. 8/00/1871, Lake Michigan, broke her machinery and repaired, $1, 300 loss;
2. 4/12/1872, Milwaukee, struck by the bowsprit of the Schooner, Napoleon, and repaired;
3. 9/00/1873, Muskegon, burst her steamchest and replaced, $800 loss;
4. 10/00/1873, Manistee, Michigan, ashore and released, $3, 500 loss;
5. 8/23/1874, Manistee, caught fire, burned and repaired;
6. 11/13/1882, Manistee, ashore and released;
7. 5/18/1885, Lake Michigan; mid-lake, collision and towed into port for repairs, (lumber);
8. 7/21/1906, while passing through the Belle Isle Bridge, Detroit, Michigan, (coal), bridge draw closed on the schooner
snapping off spars and causing her to leak; She sank in Middle Ground off Owen Park, later raised;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: Vertical beam engine: Wheels, 24' diameter; This engine was in the Steamer Arrow and was installed in 1865;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. IV;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1907)
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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