Albion (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Comments (0)

Identification

Vessel name:: Albion
Year of Build:: 1848
Rebuilt:: 1. 1854, John McDermott;
2. 1863;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Maumee City, Toledo
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Daniel Mason
Ownership Notes:: Stevens, J., (1851); Reicheral, B. B., (1852); Collins, J., (1854); Heach, W. W., (1855); Micsel, Daniel, (1856-1858); Buh__, C. H., (1858); Smith, J. E., (1862); Roberts, Samuel, (1863;
Master(s):: Carey, Charles, (1849); Moore, C. H., (1851-1852); Collins, C. C., (1854); Heach, W. W., (1855); Musel, Daniel, (1858); Mersel, (1861); Smith, J. E., (1862); Roberts Samuel, (1863);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 106' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 6'
1854: Length: 135' 4" Width/Beam: 16' 11" Depth: 6'
1863: Length: 135' 4" Width/Beam: 16' 11" Depth: 6'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 115 + 17/95
1854: Gross: 132 + 66/95
1863: Gross: 132 + 66/95

Enrollments/Registration

September 11, 1848: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-2-1851
June 2, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-28-1851
August 28, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1852
September 4, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 101 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-17-1854
May 17, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 56 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 8-21-1855
August 21, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 108 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-6-1856
May 6, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-11-1858
May 11, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-6-1861
June 6, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-10-1862
May 10, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 75 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-27-1863
May 27, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 102 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered, made a barge

History

Classification:: a. Steam (River Boat), Albion (1848-1863);
b. Barge, Albion (1863-1865)
Nationality:: American (1848-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 10/10/1860, above the Flats, Detroit River, ashore and released;
2. 8/23/1861, below Sandwich Point, sank and raised, $100 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Vessel dismantled and engine transferred to Steamer, Heather Bell in 1865;
Machinery: high pressure engine;
She was valued at $2,800, in 1860;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: 1860;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

Comment on this item