Superior (Steamer, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Perrysburg, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Pratt and Hubble
Ownership Notes:: Forsyth, W. H., (1853); Spencer, A. T., (1854);
Master(s):: Wilkenson, Daniel, (1846); Wickenson, W. A., (1847-1853); Tompkins, E. H., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 10, 1845: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1846
May 6, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 5-20-1851
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May 20, 1851: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-5-1853
March 5, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1853
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May 2, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-15-1854
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August 15, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Superior (1845-1856)
Nationality:: American (1845-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 7/19/1847, Point Au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1849, near Buffalo, machinery broke and towed into port for repairs, $3, 000 loss;
3. 6/4/1851, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Alabama), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
4. 4/17/1852, Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (passengers), $500 loss;
5. 10/15/1852, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Schooner, Lowland Lass), repaired, $2, 500 loss;
6. 5/00/1853, Buffalo, collision, (Schooner, Signal), repaired;
7. 10/29/1856, off Picture Rocks, Grand Island, Lake Superior, ashore, (34 lives lost), cargo $15, 000 loss; hull $10, 000 loss
8. 8/24/1874, sidewheeler, J. K. White was contracted to salvage the boilers at Picture Rocks;
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Notes

General notes:: Machinery: high pressure engine that was formerly in the Steamer, Commodore Perry;
She was lost in 1856;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. The Lake Superior Miner, 2/5/1859;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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