Ottawa (Steamer, 1865)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Fordham
Ownership Notes:: Hubbard, R. B., (1865-1868); Schoefle, C., (1870); Schoepfle, Christian, F., (1873); Pierce, (1865-1866); Woolsey, (1865-1866); Riestereer, Andrew, (1873); Gilcher, Martin, (1873);
Master(s):: Grant, R., (1865-1873); Weidenhofer, J., (1870);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 3, 1865: Port: Sandusky Number: 45 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 6-24-1868
June 24, 1868: Port: Sandusky Number: 20 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-26-1870
March 26, 1870: Port: Sandusky Number: 30 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-19-1873
April 19, 1873: Port: Sandusky Number: 22 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-30-1882; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Notes

General notes:: 1868 enrollment gives the tonnage as 46.59, which is an error;
She was valued at $5,500, in 1866; $3,000, in 1876;
She was abandoned in 1882;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: (1866-1879);
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. John Poole's notes;

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