Buckeye State (Steamer, 1851)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George W. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Phillips, J. P., (1851-1854); Michigan Central Railroad, (1853-1855); Imson,Jacob, (1853);Cobb, Ansel, (1853); Gardner, S., (1854-1856);
Master(s):: Stanard, O. C., (1851); Imson, Jacob H., (1853-1855); Ralph, J. P., (1854); Andrews, (1855);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 15, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 33 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-3-1851
November 3, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 85 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-10-1853
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December 10, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 143 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-9-1854
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October 9, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-18-1854
November 18, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 135 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Buckeye State (1851-1857)
Nationality:: American (1851-1857
Chronology:: 1. 9/14/1851, Lake Erie, lost deck load and baggage in a gale, cast off three canal boats she had in tow, $900 loss;
2. 10/23/1851, Long Point, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Steamer, Saratoga carrying corn), (4 lives lost), repaired, $8, 500 loss;
3. 11/10/1851, Buffalo Pier, caught fire and burned, sank and raised, (dry goods), $10, 000 loss;
4. 6/22/1852, Buffalo, collision, (Schooner, Georgiana), repaired, $200 loss;
5. 10/3/1853, Buffalo, collision, (sank Schooner, Oneida carrying wheat), (5 lives lost), repaired, $7, 000 loss;
6.. 5/00/1855, Malden, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Belle Sheridan), repaired, $300 loss;
7.. 6/9/1855, Point Abino, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog and released, (passengers and freight), $4, 000 loss;
8. 11/00/1855, Detroit River, struck a rock, sprang a leak and repaired, $3, 000 loss;
9. 11/00/1855, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale and repaired, (merchandise), cargo $2, 000 loss, hull $11, 000 loss;
10. 00/00/1857, Detroit River, she was dismantled but the hull was not burned, engine put into a new hull;
11. 8/7/1869, hull lies near Wyandotte, Detroit River, in good shape;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: low pressure engine; Cylinder: 29" diameter x 8' stroke and 81" diameter x 11' stroke: 5 boilers;
She was not abandoned until 1857;
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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. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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