Columbia (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Joel R. Norton
Ownership Notes:: Wilcox, A., (1848); Amos Pratt, (1851); Craid, W. V., (1854); Dole, (1855); Matthison, J., (1856); Cole, Darius, (1857-1864); Eaton, T. H., (1861);
Master(s):: Wilcox, A., (1848); Pratt, Amos, (1851); Glazier, N. P., (1854); Dole, (1855); Cole, Darius, (1857-1858); McCoon, R., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 17, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 66 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1851
April 17, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 28 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-16-1853
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May 16, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-15-1854
February 15, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-13-1855
April 13, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-12-1856
March 12, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1857
April 20, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-24-1861
October 24, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 106 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-8-1862
November 8, 1862: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Columbia (1848-1862)
Nationality:: American (1848-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 10/22/1851, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Charter), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
2. 5/22/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (Alabama), repaired, $400 loss;
3. 11/00/1858, St. Clair River, sank and raised, $500 loss;
4. 8/00/1859, , Detroit River, sank and raised, $100 loss;
5. 5/00/1860, Saginaw Bay, broke machinery and repaired, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: high pressure engine;
She was abandoned in 1862;
1864 shipping register notes her as a River Boat;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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