Idaho (Propeller, 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Idaho
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 12069

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Peck and Masters
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, Dean, (1863-1867); New York Central Railroad, (1863); Western Transit Company, (1867-1897); Pease, S., (1867); Root, R. A., (1870); Allen, Jr., J., (1874); Rutter, J. .H., (1884); Jewett, S. S., (1886); Pearce, Sheldon, (1863);
Master(s):: Conkey, A. B., (1863-1865); Goldsmith, L. B., (1867); Penney, B., (1870-1874); Clark, Alex, (1884); Waite, D., (1886); Gillus, A., (1897);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 220.6' Width/Beam: 31.42' Depth: 13.72'
1865: Length: 220.5' Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 12.35'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 915 + 45/95
1865: Gross: 1,110.97 Net: 906.80

Enrollments/Registration

June 10, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-15-1863
June 15, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 126 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 6-19-1865
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June 19, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 203 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1867
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April 29, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1870
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April 14, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 130 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1874
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April 10, 1874: Port: Buffalo Number: 200 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-8-1884
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May 8, 1884: Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1886
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April 5, 1886: Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-7-1897
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October 7, 1897: Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-10-1897; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Idaho (1863-1897)
Nationality:: American (1863-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1863, St. Clair Flats, struck on an anchor and repaired, $3, 200 loss;
2. 11/00/1867, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and repaired at Buffalo, $2, 000 loss;
3. 11/5/1897, 4 miles from shore, 14 miles above Long Point, Lake Erie, sank, (package freight), (19 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment says there was 2 decks in 1865;
Machinery: Vertical direct acting engine built by Cuyahoga Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio;
She was lost in 1897;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Early American Steamers, Vol. IV;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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