St. Lawrence (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:: Minch, M., (848); Merrick, M., (1850); Browne, M. W., (1854); Hooker, Prodham & Company, (1856-1857); Hooker, Jaques & Company, (1860); Jacques, Tracy & Company, (1863-1871);
Master(s):: Miner, J., (1850); Savage, (1854-1857); Chapman;

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 30, 1848: Port: Oswego Number: 39 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 8-31-1850
August 31, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 53 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Oswego 12-15-1852; Next document: (Sold to Canada)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, St. Lawrence (1848-1863);
b. Steamer (Ferry Boat), St.Lawrence (1863-1873)
Nationality:: American (1848-1852), Canada (1852-1873)
Chronology:: 1. 9/14/1850, Detroit River, collision, (Brig, Pilgrim), repaired;
2. 5/4/1852, Detroit River, collision, (Brig, Beaver), repaired, $150 loss;
3. 8/00/1855, collision, (Schooner, Augustus Handy), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
4. 9/00/1855, mouth of Niagara River, Lake Ontario, ashore, water-logged, sank and raised, (wheat), $10, 000 loss;
5. 5/00/1858, St. Lawrence River, damaged in running the rapids and repaired, $150 loss;
6. 6/00/1867, St. Lawrence River, struck a rock, sank and raised, $10, 000 loss;
7. 11/00/1872, St. Lawrence River, caught fire, burned and repaired, $45, 500 loss;
8. 10/19/1873, Edwardsburg Canal, Lake Ontario, caught fire and burned, $47, 000 loss;
9. 5/00/1874, broke her wheel in Welland Canal, repaired, $700 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *8/11/1863, Rebuilt at Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg); No formal Certificate of Enrollment was issued, but a letter was found which served as a Certificate of Record. The idea was to permit a vessel to proceed to a foreign port for rebuild or sale by or to aliens if Certificate of Enrollment or Registry were not issued. Idea was to have Foreigners contract to build and purchase ships in the United States.
She was valued at $4,000 pounds, in 1854; $14,000, in 1857; $9,000 in 1860: $13,000, in 1866; $7,000,in 1871;
1869 Canadian Register notes that she was "not fit for upper lakes";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1854-1871);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
6. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857;
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
8. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
10. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
11. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
12. Wright's Master Sheet;

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