Manhatten (Propeller, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Samuel Turner and Reuban Turner
Ownership Notes:: Lewis, S., (1847); Turner, Samuel W., (1847); Turner, S. L., (1849); Freeman, S., (1850); Redington,j. A., (1859); Bacon, C., (1856-1858);
Master(s):: Turner, Reuban, (1847); Palmire, P., (1847); Caldwell, L., (1849-1858); Spalding, L, (1856-1857); Turner, Ed., (1856); Ripley, Coborn, (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 13, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-19-1847
October 19, 1847: Port: Detroit* Number: 48 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1849
April 11, 1849: Port: Cleveland** Number: 16 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1840
April 25, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-24-1855
September 24, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 79 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-1-1856
October 1, 1856: Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-1-1856
October 1, 1856: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1858
April 5, 1858: Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-2-1859
May 2, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1860; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Manhatten (1847-1860)
Nationality:: American (1847-1860)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1847, Lake Superior, collision, (sank Brig, Saltillo), repaired; (The Saltillo was on her first voyage);
2. 4/18/1848, Racine, sank at the pier and raised, (wheat), $7, 000 loss;
3. 5/12/1851, Lake Superior, ashore on a reef, threw overboard deck cargo and released;
4. 7/25/1851, Lake Superior, collision, (Propeller, Monticello), sank and raised;
5. 9/00/1855, Detroit River, collision, (Steamer, Dart), repaired, $700 loss;
6. 10/16/1856, Malden, ashore and released;
7. 11/29/1856, Cleveland, collision, sank and raised;
8. 5/17/1857, St. Mary's River, struck a rock, sank and raised (merchandise), 17, 300 loss;
9. 9/1/1859, Grand Marais River, Minnesota, Lake Superior, driven on the beach and sank, total loss, $10, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Tonnage given as 319 + 48/95 which is wrong;
**Tonnage given as 319 + 65/95 which is wrong;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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