Pioneer (Steamer, 1825)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black Rock, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Benjamin Winslow
Ownership Notes:: Porter, Peter B., (1825); McPherson, R., (1825); Norton, Joseph, (1825); Frazer, Donald, (1825); Barton, Jameah, (1825);
Thayer, John, (1825); Bull, Abraham, (1825); Tryon , Amos S., (1825-1826); Chapman, Erastus, (1825); Sloane, James, (1825);
Root, Peter R., (1825); McKnight, William, (1825); Porter, Albert H., (1825); Whitney, Pankhwest, (1825); Gray, Zela, (1825);
Ferguson, James, (1825); Bruen, Mathew, (1825); Germath, James, (1825); Porter, Augustus H., (1825); Thompson, Sheldon, (1826-1832); Miles, Jr., George, (1826-1831); Fisk, Amos, (1826-1827); French, George A., (1827-1831); Kimberly, John L., (1827-1832); Smith, Walter, (1827-1832); Townsend, Charles, (1830-1832); Thompson, Harry, (1830); Coit, George, (1830-1832); Belden, Clifford, (1831); Van Buren, James, (1832); Wright, J. F., (1834);
Master(s):: Pease, William, T., (1825); Miles, Jr., George, (1826-1827); Naper, Joseph, (1829-1830); Belden, Clifford, (1831); Allen, Levi, (1832); Knapp, G., (1834);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 12, 1825: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-13-1826
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July 13, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 94 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1827
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May 1, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-29-1830
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May 29, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-31-1831
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May 31, 1831: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-29-1832
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June 29, 1832: Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 3-27-1834
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March 27, 1834: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-15-1835; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked,1834)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Pioneer (1825-1834)
Nationality:: American (1825-1834)
Chronology:: 1. 10/14/1825, Fairport, Lake Erie, ashore and released in 1826, (passengers);
2. 7/25/1827, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and shaft, repaired;
3. 10/00/1827, Lake Erie, broke her shaft and repaired;
4. 5/00/1829, Lake Erie, broke her shaft and repaired;
5. 10/4/1829, Black Rock, Lake Erie, she ran against the pier, sank and raised;
6. 5/23/1830, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, William Penn), repaired;
7. 7/9/1834, St. Joseph River mouth, ashore and hull went to pieces, the rest of the hull went into decay at Buffalo, crew and
passengers saved by the Schooner, Marengo;

Notes

General notes:: She was launched at the foot of Commercial Street;
Built for passengers and freight between Dunkirk and Buffalo;
She had the first high pressure engine on the Great Lakes;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
5. Western Star (Buffalo): 7/26/1834;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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