Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Western Miller (Propeller, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Western Miller
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1854;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toronto, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Holcomb, (1854-1857); Henderson, (1854-1857);
Master(s):
Shaugro, (1854); Ryan, (1856-1857);
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 136' Width/Beam: 23'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 300
1866
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Western Miller (1848-1866);
b. Barge, Western Miller (1866- )
Nationality:
Canada (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 11/26/1853, Lake Ontario, disabled and towed into port and repaired, $1, 100 loss;
2. 11/00/1857, Port Colborne, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, General Winfield Scott), lost main top mast, repaired, $500
loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at 4,000 pounds, in 1854, and noted as repairing; #16,000, in 1856; $12,000, in 1857);
Mills says that she was removed from the register in 1866 and rebuilt into a barge;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: (1854-1857);
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steamers, 1809-1830;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
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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