Louisiana (Steamer, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Jacob W. Banta & Bidwell
Ownership Notes:: Reed, Charles M., (1846-1856); Eastman, Henry E., (1857); Hayes, White and Company, (1857); O'how, Tim, (1857); Scott, William, (1857); Fisk, Joel S., (1857); Braun, (1857);
Master(s):: Richards, T., (1846-1848); Allen, Levi, (1846); Davenport, William, (1851-1853); Schilds, J.;

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Michilimackinac 9-21-1857
September 21, 1857: Port: Michilimackinac
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Louisiana (1846-1857)
Nationality:: American (1846-1857)
Chronology:: 1. 6/26/1847, St. Clair Flats, collision, (Steamer, Roman), repaired;
2. 5/4/1849, Lake Erie, exploded her steam chest and repaired, (4 lives lost), $600 loss;
3. 6/8/1850, St. Clair River, collision, (Brig, General Worth), repaired;
4. 9/29/1851, she towed the dismasted Brig, Patrick Henry into Cleveland, Ohio;
5. 6/29/1853, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Detroit), repaired, $1, 850 loss;
6. 7/3/1853, 12 miles from Cleveland, Lake Erie collision, (Propeller, Michigan); repaired, $1, 000
7. 11/17/1853, Sandusky, Lake Erie, struck a sunken anchor, sank and raised, $1, 000 loss;
8. 7/25/1855, Washington Island Reef, St. Martin's Island, ashore in a fog and released, $2, 100 loss;
9. 10/14/1855, Whales Back Shoal, Green Bay, ashore and released, $250 loss;
10. 10/20/1857, Morgan's Point, Port Burwell, Lake Erie, ashore, salvaged and abandoned after hull went to pieces, $15, 000
loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Cross head low pressure engine; Wheels, 28' diameter; Engine came from the Steamer, Thomas Jefferson;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. IV;
5. Daily National Pilot: 5/27/1846, 5/28/1846;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 5/28/1846, 1/11/1856;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
8. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
10. Wright's Master Sheet;

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