Montezuma (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Sanford and Moses
Ownership Notes:: Niles, H., (1854); Rossetler, A., (1854-1855); Andrews, G. B., (1857); King, J. B., (1857); Edwards, John T., (1858); Napier, N. W., (1858-1860);
Master(s):: Soper, A., (1854); Peters, T. J., (1855); Andrews, G. B., (1857); King ,J. B., (1857); Napier, N. W., (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 29, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-4-1854
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March 4, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-8-1854
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June 8, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-7-1855
June 7, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-2-1857
July 2, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-16-1857
November 16, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 103 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1858
April 22, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 41 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-13-1860
March 13, 1860: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Montezuma (1848-1860)
Nationality:: American (1848-1860)
Chronology:: 1. 6/24/1852, Ashtabula, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and threw overboard the cargo, (whiskey and flour);
2. 5/00/1854, Manistee, sprang a leak and jettisoned cargo, repaired, $7, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1854, Lake Michigan, damaged boilers and was towed into Chicago and repaired, $2, 000 loss;
4. 7/00/1856, Chicago River, collision, (Schooner, Charmer), repaired, $200 loss;
5. 8/00/1857, near Chicago, fireman lost overboard;
6. 10/00/1859, Chicago Harbor entrance, collision, (Propeller, Walter McQueen), repaired, $650 loss;
7. 5/00/1861, mouth of the St. Joseph River, (railroad ties), sank and raised, $1, 800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $8,600, in 1860;
She was abandoned in 1860;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

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