: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Plaster Bed, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John F. Squires
Ownership Notes:: Lockwood, W. B., (1854); Haskins, Lucius, (1855-1860); Atwood, Sylvester F., (187-1860); Jerome, T., (1861-1866); Ogden, (1861-1863); Poole, H., (1866); Smith, A., (1866-1867);
Master(s):: Stackford, W., (1854); Atwood, Sylvester F., (1855-1858); Blanchard; Keith, J. W., (1857); Haskins, Lucius, (1859); Wglde, (1860); Poole, H., (1866-1867);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 17, 1854: Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-5-1855
November 5, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 145 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-29-1858
March 29, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-22-1860
November 22, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 109 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-22-1866
June 22, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 183 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Port Huron 7-11-1867
July 11, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 90 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-31-1869; Next document: (Vessel Burned)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (River Boat), Ariel (1853-1869)*
Nationality:: American (1853-1869)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1857, Detroit River, broke her shaft and repaired, $300 loss;
2. 8/1/1859, Johnsons Bend, ashore and released;
3. 8/14/1860, Detroit, slightly burned and repaired;
4. 7/20/1868, Belle Isle, Detroit River, above Walkerville, Ontario, caught fire and burned, total loss, $5, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Sometimes spelled "Aerial";
Home Port was New Baltimore;
Machinery: high pressure engine;
She was valued at $7,300, in 1860; $5,000, in 1866;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: (1860-1866);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 9/00/1857;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

Contact

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