London (Steamer, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chippawa, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1845)
Figure Head (1856)
Builder Name:: Niagara Harbor & Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: Macklem, J., (1845-1850); Van Allen, H., (1845-1850); McKnight, T., (1850); McKnight, Sheldon, (1851-1852); Ward, Eber B., (1852-1856); Ward, Samuel, (1852-1856); Perew, Frank, (1856);
Master(s):: Van Allen, H., (1845-1850); Willoughby, (1848); McKnight, (1849); Baby, (1850); Watts, W., (1851);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 21, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: British Steamer Seized**
Next document: Detroit 12-24-1850; Next document: (Condemed)
May 7, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-27-1852
May 27, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-2-1856
October 2, 1856: Port: Cleveland Number: 93 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt and Altered (New)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, London (1845-1856);
b. Bark, Oliver Lee (1856- )
Nationality:: Canada (1845-1850), American (1850- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/12/1845, Point Pelee, collision, (sank the Steamer, Kent), repaired;
2. 00/00/1847, near Malden, collision, (sank an unknown vessel), repaired;
3. 00/00/1849, collision, (Bark, Eureka), damaged and repaired, $300 loss;
4. 5/12/1853, Neebish Rapids, St. Mary's River, near Sault Ste. Marie, struck an obstruction, sank and raised, $1, 000 loss;
5. 11/17/1857, Old Mackinaw, (in the Straits), ashore and hull went to pieces, (grain and oats), cargo $6, 000 loss, hull $10, 000
loss;
6. 4/00/1859, Bar Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $150 loss;
7. 10/00/1861, Cornwall Canal, collision, (sank Barge, Dido No. 2), repaired, $3, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *3 masts in 1856;
**British steamer seized and condemned by order of Secretary of Treasury;
Engine: built by J. Macklem, Chippawa, Ontario; Low Pressure, Vertical Beam; This engine went into the Steamer, Forester in 1865; The Forester's engine went into the Steamer Alpena that year;
She was launched on 9/5/1856 as Bark, Oliver Lee at Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 654;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
7. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
8. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;

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