Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Colonel Abert (Propeller, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Colonel Abert
Also known as:
USS Surveyor
Year of Build:
1843
Rebuilt:
1. 1845;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Buffalo Steam Engine Works
Ownership Notes:
United States Topographical Service, (1845);
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 97' Width/Beam: 18' 6" Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1843
1845
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Colonel Abert (1843-1845);
b. Steamer, USS Surveyor (1845- )*
Nationality:
American (1843- )
Chronology:

1. 10/18/1844, Buffalo, ashore and released;

Notes
General notes:
*She was owned by the United States Topographical Service in 1845;
She was named for the head of Topographical Engineer Department;
She was converted from a Hunter Submerged Propeller to a Steamer in 1845; The plates were rolled at Cold Spring Iron Works, Cold Spring, New York, and shipped to Buffalo, where the vessel was put together at the foot of Ohio Street;
Machinery: (2) horizontal high pressure engines built by Bartol in 1843; (2) engines built by West Point foundry, 16' diameter x 26" stroke;
Wheels, 8' diameter, 22" depth, buckets extend 12", Hunter's submerged paddle wheels;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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