Arrow (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Evaline Bates*
Ownership Notes:: Awood, Sylvester F., (1848-1863); Dickey, William, (1848-1863); Edwards, A., (1848); Davis, J., (1850); Owen, J., (1853); Caverly, William, (1857-1862); Raymond, Joseph, (1857-1860); Andrews, S., (1863); Harvey, C. T., (1863); L. S. Forward Company, (1863);
Master(s):: Edwards, A., (1848); Atwood, S. F., (1849-1850); Davis, W., (1853); Caverly, W., (1857-1862); Andrews, S., (1863); Moulton, J. 'C., (1863);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 19, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-13-1850
November 13, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-15-1853
April 15, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-14-1857
March 14, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1862
April 24, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 44 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-19-1863
May 19, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 95 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 6-26-1863
June 26, 1863: Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 1 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (Riverboat), Arrow (1848-1864)
Nationality:: American (1848-1864)
Chronology:: 1. 10/23/1848, Kelly's Island, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Oneida), wheelhouse carried away and repaired;
2. 6/11/1849, South Bass Island, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog and released, $700 loss;
3. 11/15/1857, Belle Isle, Detroit River, collapsed flues, repaired, (2 lives lost), $200 loss;
4. 5/00/1858, near Toledo, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Kate L. Bruce), repaired, $200 loss;
5. 10/00/1859, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner E. Fletcher), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
5. 11/15/1859, Grosse Pt., Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
6. 7/00/1860, St. Clair River, damaged her machinery and repaired, $300 loss;
7. 6/00/1861, Detroit River, collision, (Steamer, R. R. Elliot), repaired, $100 loss;
8. 00/00/1863, Green Bay, Wisconsin, condemned and broken up in 1863;

Notes

General notes:: *Wright has her dimensions as, 183' x 24'8" x 8'5";
**Arthur Edwards was the master carpenter;
**She did not have any masts in 1863;
She was valued at $12,000 in 1860; $8,000, in 1863;
Machinery: Vertical Beam, low pressure engine built by Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Works, Cleveland, Ohio; (Early American Steamers says she was built by James Murphy & Company, New York, New York); Cylinder, 40" diameter x 9' stroke; Wheels, 28' diameter;
Engine was placed into the Steamer, George L. Dunlap in 1864;
She was abandoned in 1864;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1863);
5. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 1/28/1858, 1/15/1859;, 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
7. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
8. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
10. Wright's Master Sheet;
11. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

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