Forest City (Propeller, 1851)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ohio City, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: G. W. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Pheatt, H. D., (1851-1855);, Williams, T. C., (185); Dumus, (1851); Hoffman, (1855); Stevens, J. H., (1855); Bradberry, M., (1855); Root, Morgan, (1855);
Master(s):: Pheatt, H. D., (1851-1855);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 14, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1855
April 21, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-5-1855
July 5, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Forest City (1851-1858)
Nationality:: American (1851-1858)
Chronology:: 1. 11/7/1852, sprang a leak, ran to Detroit for repairs, $1, 000 loss
2. 9/18/1855, off Grand Traverse, Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan, collision, (sank, Schooner, Asia), sank and raised, 34, 000 loss;
3. 4/5/1858, Port Stanley, Lake Erie, caught fire and burned, $8, 500 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Canadian Coast of Lake Erie and Huron, 1858-1868;

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