Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Omar Pasha (Propeller, 1854)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Omar Pasha
Year of Build:
1854
Major repairs:
1862, 1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1869;
Official Number:
18918
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Bidwell and Banta
Ownership Notes:
Hurd, J. L., (1854); Dow,George, (1854); Bancroft, Charles, (1854); Brooks,Henry, (1854);Stewart, Duncan, (1854);Hurd, J. S., (1854); New York Central Line, Buffalo to Detroit, (1854-1866); Stewart, D., (1854-1855); Western Transportation Company, (1856-1863); Sturnburg, P. L., (1856); Root, B. A., (1859); Trustee A. T. Company, (1860); Dole, T. D., (1864-1865); Buffalo & Detroit Transportation Companyh, (1864); North Shore Line, (1867); Richmond, C. H., (1867); Fleming, W., (1867); Morrison, E., (1869);
Master(s):
Watts, Henry, (1854); Langley, H. A., (1855); Montgomery, J. H., (1856); Gardner, J., (1860); Evans, E. K., (1864); Woodworth, Josiah, (1865); Fellows, J., (1867); Weaver, W., (1867); Morrison, E., (1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
1(1854)
Hull Dimensions
1854
Length: 138' 7" Width/Beam: 26' 4" Depth: 11'
1865
Length: 141.5' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 10.3'
Tonnage
1854
Gross: 343 + 81/95
1865
Gross: 510.34
1869
Gross: 320.68
Enrollments/Registration
October 16, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 126 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1855
June 26, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 84 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1856
April 14, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-20-1859
View document online
September 20, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 104 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Presidents Changed
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1864
View document online
April 14, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-11-1865
View document online
September 11, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 329 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-24-1867
View document online
May 24, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 129 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-10-1867
View document online
June 10, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 410 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-28-1867
June 28, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 426 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-20-1868
June 20, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 376 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1869
April 26, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 250 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Readmeasured, Rebuilt

Next document: (Vessel Burned 10-8-1869)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Omar Pasha (1854-1869)
Nationality:
American (1854-1869)
Chronology:
1. 12/4/1854, threw overboard $25, 000 worth of copper;
2. 7/00/1855, Detroit River, collision, (unknown Schooner), repaired, $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1855, Milwaukee River, collision, (Schooner, Lark), repaired, $200 loss;
4. 10/00/1855, Milwaukee, damaged on the outer pier and repaired, $500 loss;
5. 11/00/1855, Sheboygan Pier, sprang a leak, waterlogged, sank and raised, (wheat), cargo $23, 000 loss, hull $6, 000 loss;
6. 10/00/1857, Stony Island, ashore and released, $200 loss;
7. 11/00/1857, Detroit River, machinery broke and repaired, $100 loss;
8. 10/16/1859, Fairport, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
9. 11/00/1859, Detroit river, broke her machinery, towed in and repaired, $100 loss;
10. 6/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $1,600 loss;
11. 6/00/1869, Chicago, collision, (Schooner, Mary), and repaired;
12. 10/8/1869, Muskegon, Lake Michigan, caught fire and burned at her dock, $12, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She had two decks in 1865;
She was valued at $12,000, in 1860; $10,000, in 1866;
She was named in honor of the Turkish Commander in Chief;
Machinery: Her engine came from the Shepard Iron Works in Buffalo, New York;
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: (1860-1866);
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
6. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
10. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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