Star (Steamer, 1837)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Belvidere, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: B. Goodsell
Ownership Notes:: Kimberly, John L., (1842); Meady, J., (1842); Conger, John, (1842); Morse, E., (1842); Hartshon, A., (1842); Porter, A. S., (1842); Brown, Allen, (1842); Joy, Walter, (1842);
Master(s):: Peck, Thomas H., (1838-1839); Belden, Cliff, (1840); Bormis, A., (1841); Miles, George, (1842);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 20, 1838: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-22-1838
September 22, 1838: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-16-1839
May 16, 1839: Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-3-1840
March 3, 1840: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1841
April 10, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-12-1841
July 12, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 31 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1842
May 17, 1842**: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online; Next document: (Enrollment Dead)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Star (1837-1845)
Nationality:: American (1837-1845)
Chronology:: 1. 11/8/1839, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. Winter/00/1845, Buffalo, caught fire and burned during the winter of 1845 while she was laid up;

Notes

General notes:: *She had 2 decks in1842;
**This enrollment says she was built at Mount Clemens, Michigan in 1837;
She was built at the mouth of the Clinton River, Michigan, in 1837;
She ran Cleveland-Toledo in 1839;
In 1842, she is listed as a Star of Cleveland;
Machinery: Hight pressure engine built by Thomas G. Moores, Detroit, Michigan;
She was lost in 1845;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;

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