California (Propeller, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Bidwell and Banta
Ownership Notes:: Kimberly, (1846); Pease, (1846); Squire, H., (1852); Robinson, A., (1853); Hills, A., (1854); Caldwell, Stephen D., (1856); Gardner, J. N., (1861);
Master(s):: Barton, (1846): Ludlow, Charles, (1847); Connelly, J., (1852); Huff, J. G., (1853-1954); Blackman, George, (1856); Sipon, H. A., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 6, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-21-1847
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May 21, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 51 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-3-1852
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July 3, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 89 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-16-1853
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August 16, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 111 of 1853
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1854
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April 12, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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May 1, 1855: Port: Dunkirk Number: 5 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Dunkirk 5-26-1856
May 26, 1856: Port: Dunkirk Number: 16 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-27-1861
September 27, 1861: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1861
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-5-1861
October 5, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 122 of 1861
Reason: TR Surrendered
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History

Classification:: a. Propeller, California (1846-1862)
Nationality:: American (1846-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 9/19/1846, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (freight);
2. 11/4/1851, Lake Michigan, struck a pier and repaired, $1, 500 loss;
3. 9/25/1851, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired;
4. 10/00/1862, Mohawk Reef, Gull Island Reef, Lake Erie, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: *She had one deck in 1852;
**She did not have any mast in 1852;
Machinery: Cylinder: 18" diameter x 34" stroke; Wheels 8' diameter;
She was valued at $27,400, in 1847;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was abandoned in 1863;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Dunkirk, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Dunkirk, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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