Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Hippodrome (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hippodrome
Also known as:
U. S. S. Hydrangea; Norman
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
18533
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:
Root, Bird A., (1862); U. S. Navy, (1863-1866);
Master(s):
Dupois, Charles, (1862);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 116' 2" Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 9' 8"
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 215 + 16/95
Enrollments/Registration
October 2, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 158 of 1862
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: New York 10-21-1863
View document online

Next document: (Sold to U. S. Navy)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Hippodame (Hippodrome) (1862-1864);
b. Propeller, U.S.S. Hydrangea (1864-1866);
c. Propeller, Norman (1866-1886)
Nationality:
American (1862-1886)
Chronology:

1. 11/17//1886, Cape May, New Jersey, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes
General notes:
Lytle-Holdcamper list has her as "Hippodrome"; Sold U.S.N.,10/16/1863; U.S.S. Hydrangea, 4/18/1864; redocumented Norman, 1/4/1866;
She was lost in 1886;
Home Port: 1867-1872, New Orleans;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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