Swan (Steamer, 1851)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Charles Howard (Goodwin was master carpenter)
Ownership Notes:: Howard, Charles, (1851); Dana, W., (1855); Duprey, J., (1855); McAlpine, D. G., (1857-1860); Andrews, H. R., (1858); James, W. V., (1858); Chappell, Charles W., (1858); Chapal, Frank R., (1859); Kel_um, J. S., (1861); Harvey, C. T., (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Dusten. Selah, (1851); Coville, S., (1855); Duprey, J., (1855); McAlphin, D. G., (1857-1858); Goodill, J. B., (1859); Smithers, Thomas, (1861); Pierce, W. L., (1861);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 28, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 56 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-21-1854
March 21, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1855
May 22, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1855
June 27, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-21-1857
July 21, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 91 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1858
April 22, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-8-1859
June 8, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-30-1861
April 30, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Michilimackinac 6-24-1861
June 24, 1861: Port: Mackinac Number: 23 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 4-3-1862; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Swan (1854-1862)
Nationality:: American (1851-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 8/3/1852, Toledo, caught fire and burned and repaired, $18, 000 loss;
2. 8/4/1854, River Thames, ashore and repaired, lost part of her wheel;
3. 10/00/1854, Algonac, caught fire and burned, repaired;
4. 6/00/1859, St. Clair, broke her cylinder, towed in and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $6,000 and noted as a river tug in 1860; $5,000, in 1864;
Machinery: low pressure engine; Cylinder: 24 + 1/2/" diameter x 6' stroke;
Her engine went into the Steamer, Van Epps, in 1862;
She was abandoned in 1862;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1864);
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

Contact

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