Forest City (Steamer, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: E. Bates
Ownership Notes:: Davis, Ira, (1852); Owens, J., (1853); Edwards, A., (1858); Ward, (1860, Lunday, (1860); Edwards, J., (1861);
Master(s):: Pierce, L. A., (1852); Atwood, S. F., (1852); Robertson, John, (1854); Edwards, A., (1858); Edwards, J., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 17, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-30-1853
March 30, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Name
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1858
April 12, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-21-1861
September 21, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Forest City (1851-1853);
b. Steamer, Bay City (1853-1862)
Nationality:: American (1851-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 6/14/1852, Cleveland, boiler explosion, repaired, $1, 500 loss, (3 lives lost);
2. 5/00/1855, Lake Ontario, collision, (Schooner), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
3. 5/17/1856, East Sister Island, Lake Erie, rescued the crew of the Schooner, Marengo;
4. 12/00/1856, Sandusky, Lake Erie, struck a bar, sprang a leak and repaired, $1, 000 loss;
5. 4/00/1857, Detroit River, collision, (Steamer, Uncle Ben), repaired;
6. 9/00/1858, Lake Erie, lost a passenger overboard;
7. 5/22/1862, Little Point, Bar Point, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, sank, boiler and machinery were salvaged;

Notes

General notes:: 1861, she was converted to a tug.
She was valued at $17,000, in 1860;
Machinery: low pressure engine;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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