Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Oswegatchie (Propeller, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Oswegatchie
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1881, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:
19189
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ogdensburg, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
H. C. Pierson, (A. C. Keating, Master Carpenter)
Ownership Notes:
Chamberlin, Philo, (1867); France, A., (1873); Butler, W. H., (1877); Ellsworth, W. W.,(1880); De Graff, H, (1881): Prentice, James H., (1883-1884); Herhold, F., (1886); Recor, E. C., (1887-1889); Shafer, A. H., (1891); Spademan, C., (1891);
Master(s):
Rosman, Andrew, (1867-1871); Keating, A., (1867-1871); Chapman, E., (1871-1875); Ely, Charles, (1872); Bishop, Isa, (1875); Foley, John, (1877); Shay, W. S., (1877-1880); Williams, W. C., (1881): Prentice, James H., (1883); Saph, C. M., (1884); Mitchell, W., (1886); Currie, Thomas, (1887); Recor, E. C., (1887-1888); Brown, W. O., (1889); Shafer, A. H., (1891):
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 135.2' Width/Beam: 25.8' Depth: 10.9'
1881
Length: 135.2' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 10.9'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 436.55
1881
Gross: 350.58 Net: 280.15
Enrollments/Registration
August 19, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 135 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-24-1873
September 24, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-10-1876
March 10, 1876
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-23-1876
March 23, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-23-1877
July 23, 1877
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-31-1879
May 31, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 11 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 4-19-1880
April 19, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 26 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1881
May 2, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 100 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-20-1883
June 29, 1883
   Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-25-1884
February 25, 1884
   Port: Port Huron Number: 64 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-10-1884
April 10, 1884
   Port: Port Huron Number: 98 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-18-1885
August 18, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 18 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-12-1886
March 12, 1886
   Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-22-1887
March 22, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 71 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-22-1887
April 22, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 133 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-26-1888
April 26, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 166 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-4-1889
April 4, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 115 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-12-1891
May 12, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 85 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-24-1891
August 24, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-9-1891
September 9, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-26-1891

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Oswegatchie (1867-1891)
Nationality:
American (1867-1891)
Chronology:
1. 4/00/1868, Racine, struck a reef and released, $300 loss;
2. 8/00/1873, Lake Erie, broke her wheel and repaired, $800 loss;
3. 11/00/1873, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $5, 000 loss;
4. 11/26/1891, off Sturgeon Point, Michigan, Lake Huron, sank, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
She received her machinery and cabins at Cleveland, Ohio, in July, 1867;
She was built at the Marine Railway Yard in Ogdensburg, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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