Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Constitution (Steamer, 1836)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Constitution
Year of Build:
1836
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Conneaut, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Gillman Appleby and George Washington Jones
Ownership Notes:
Kingman, M., (1838); Appleby, Gillman, (1838); Lee, Oliver, (1842); Davis, George E., (1843); Tilletson, Levi, (1843); Bronson, (1847); Colton, (1847); Vail, John, (1847); Gallagher, Gray, (1847); Van Brunch, T. B., (1848);
Master(s):
Appleby, Gillman, (1837-1839); Brown, W. W., (1838); Hazard, Merris, (1841); Lundy, James M., (1842); Vail, John, (1847); Pheatt, I. T., (1847); Haff, E. L., (1848);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1836)
Hull Dimensions
1836
Length: 140' 9" Width/Beam: 28' 1" Depth: 11' 10"
Tonnage
1836
Gross: 440 + 59/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 6, 1837
   Port: Cleveland Number: 24 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-2-1838
August 2, 1838
   Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-30-1841
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November 30, 1841
   Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1842
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September 14, 1842
   Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-22-1842
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September 22, 1842
   Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1843
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April 25, 1843
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-11-1843
August 11, 1843
   Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-8-1847
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October 8, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 121 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-5-1848
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April 5, 1848
   Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Abandoned in 1849)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Constitution (1836-1849)
Nationality:
American (1836-1849)
Chronology:
1. 6/5/1838, Lake Erie, towed the disabled Steamer, Erie, safely into port;
2. 6/30/1838, Cleveland, broke her shaft and was towed into port by the Steamer, Daniel Webster, repaired;
3. 9/11/1845, a deck passenger, going west with his family, lost overboard;
4. 7/24/1847, Sandusky, Lake Erie, collision with a pier, sank and raised;
5. 9/4/1847, West Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: high pressure engine built by Ward and Benne, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1836;
The Detroit Advertiser and Tribune says the engine was built by Haskness & Voorhies and Company, Cincinnati in 1837;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Detroit Advertiser and Tribune: 8/2/1837;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. House Report 741, p. 158;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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