Ruby (Steamer, 1851)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: J. L. Wolverton
Ownership Notes:: Moore, Frankllin, (1851); Ward, Eber B., (1851-1857); Wood, E., (1861); Dickerson, A. D., (1862); Ward, J. P., (1864);
Master(s):: Ward, 2nd, Eber, (1851-1857); S__achan, J., (1856); Moore, C. F., (1861-1863); Dickenson, A. D., (1864); Ward, J. P., (1864);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 22, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-3-1856
June 3, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-25-1860
February 25, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-16-1860
July 16, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-7-1861
March 7, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1863
April 20, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Ruby (1851-1865)
Nationality:: American (1851-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 9.9.1853, broke her shaft and injured her machinery on Lake Erie, repaired, $2, 000 loss;
2. 9/00/1854, struck a snag in the Saginaw River, sank and raised;
3. 00/00/1861, St. Clair River, collision, (sank Scow, R. G. Allen);

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1865 and broken up;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

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