Ohio (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: George W. Jones*
Ownership Notes:: Howell, L. L., (1848); Niles Hiram, (1848-1855); Wheeler, (1853-1855); American Transportation Company, (1855-1859); l Palmer, R. G., (1855); Evans, J. C., (1859);
Master(s):: Hagaton, L. H., (1848); Gipson, G. H., (1850); Trumbull, J. W., (1853); Kennedy, W., (1855); Nickerson, A., (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 25, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 2-19-1850
February 19, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-15-1851
April 15, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-20-1853
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April 20, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1855
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May 15, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 66 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1859
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September 14, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 97 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-4-1860
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Ohio (1848-1860)
Nationality:: American (1848-1860)
Chronology:: 1. 4/20/1851, Lake Huron, collision, (Propeller, Allegheny), repaired;]
2. 11/7/1852, Lake Michigan, collision, (sank Schooner, George Watson), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 11/12/1852, St. Clair River, ashore and released, $300 loss;
4. 11/6/1859, 30 miles above Long Point, and 10 miles from shore, Lake Erie, boiler exploded and sank, (merchandise), (2
lives lost), hull $12, 000 loss, cargo $75, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Poole's notes say the builder was Thomas Cobb and L. D. Burnell;
Machinery: Direct-acting engine built by the Cuyahoga Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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