Saint Louis (Propeller, 1864)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Saint Louis
Year of Build:: 1864
Rebuilt:: 1. 1906, Niagara Falls, New York;
Official Number:: 23356

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Peck and Masters
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, Dean, (1864); Dole, T. D., (1864-1865); Buck, E. A., (1869); Caldwell, L. D., (1870); Shearman, H. P., (1873); MacDonough, A. R., (1874-1886); Union Steamboat Company, (1875); Guthrie, T. T., (1876); Watson, H. W., (1887); Morgan, J. C., (1892); Barnes, James, (1899);
Master(s):: Woodworth, N., (1864-1865); Pratt, J., (1869-1870); Caldwell, L. D., (1870);Shannon, S. S., (1873); Joiner, O. B., (1874); Condon, J. H., (1876);Boyce, G. W., (1886); Green, Lawrence, (1887);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1864)

Hull Dimensions

1864: Length: 203' 6" Width/Beam: 31' 2" Depth: 13'
1865: Length: 193' Width/Beam: 31.9' Depth: 11.7'

Tonnage

1864: Gross: 788 + 8/95
1865: Gross: 985.37 Net: 795.36
1906: Gross: 599 Net: 599

Enrollments/Registration

Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo
May 20, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 142 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-29-1865
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May 29, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 171 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1869
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May 10, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 198 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1870
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April 6, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 124 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-13-1870
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May 13, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 177 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1873
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April 14, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 152 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-25-1874
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March 25, 1874: Port: Buffalo Number: 174 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1876
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April 12, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1886
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April 22, 1886: Port: Buffalo Number: 67 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-30-1887
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April 30, 1887: Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Suspension Bridge 4-15-1892
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April 15, 1892: Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 5 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Niagara Falls 5-3-1899
May 3, 1899: Port: Niagara Falls Number: 11 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Niagara Falls 4-27-1906
April 27, 1906: Port: Niagara Falls
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed; Next document: Buffalo 2-18-1914

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Saint Louis (1864-1906);
b. Barge, Saint Louis (1906-1914)
Nationality:: American (1864-1914)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1868, Northport, Lake Michigan, ashore in a fog and released, $1, 700 loss;
2. 00/00/1868, St. Clair Flats, collision, (Schooner, B. Parsons), repaired;
3. 4/00/1871, Straits of Mackinaw, sprang a leak and repaired, $600 loss;
4. 5/00/1872, Erie, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and repaired, $1, 300 loss;
5. 11/00/1872, Lake Superior, sprang a leak and damaged cargo of flour, $4, 200 loss;
6. 2/18/1914, Cape Vincent, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Condensing engine, 44 x 36, built 1864 by Shepard Iron works, Buffalo, New York; Boiler, Scotch, 12' x 14', built 1896 by Lake Erie "Boiler Works, Buffalo, New York;
Rig changed to a barge, 4/27/1906;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Suspension Bridge, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Suspension Bridge, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master List;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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