Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Henry Clay (Steamer, 1825)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Henry Clay
Year of Build:
1825
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black Rock, New York
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James L. Barton
Ownership Notes:
Barton, James L., (1825-1830); Abbott, James, (1826); Holley, John M., (1826); Norton, Walter, (1826-1835); Porter, Augustus S., (1826); Tryon, Amos S., (1836); Burnham, Elijah H., (1826); Tracy, James G., (1826); Bush, George W., (1826); Palmer, Friend, (1826); Augustus Porter,(1826); Porter, Peter, H., (1826); Bird,William, A., (1826); MckNithe, James, (1826); Porter, Albert H., (1826); Thayer, John, (1826); Barton, Benjamin, (1826); Thompson, Sheldon, (1826); Hunt, Timothy, I1826); Beldon, Clifford, (1826); McRerwin, Noble H., (1826); Townsend, William, (1826); Clark, Thomas, B., (1826); German, James, (1826); ives, Nathaniel, (1826); Norton, Joseph G., (1826); Bliss, Judah, (1826); Chapman, Erastus, (1826); Douglas, James, (1826); Trotter, John, (1826);Dunn, James, (1826); Gray, Hugh, (1826); Bruen, Matthijah, (1826); Fink, Adam, (1826); Randel, Nelson, (1826); Abbots, James,(1826); Campau, Barnaby, (1826); Root, Abner, (1826); Cass, Lewis, (1826); Dorr, Melvin, (1826); DeGarmo, Jones, (1826); Palmer, Thomas, (1826); Biddle, John, (1826); Levitt, Richard, (1826); Griswold, James B., (1826); Rowland, Thomas, (1826); Cook, Orville, (1826); Cook, Levi, (1826); Wadhams, Russ., (1826); Long, David, (1826); Giddings, Charles M., (1826); Bush, Chauncey, (1826); Dixon, John, (1826); Thompson, Harry, (1829); Lake Erie Steamboat Company (Ohio Navigation Company),;
Master(s):
Norton, Walter, (1826-1833);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1825)
Hull Dimensions
1825
Length: 126' Width/Beam: 27' Depth: 9' 8"
Tonnage
1825
Gross: 301 + 62/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 22, 1826
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1828
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April 25, 1828
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1829
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May 15, 1829
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-19-1830
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May 19, 1830
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-9-1831
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June 9, 1831
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online

Next document: (Abandoned - 1835)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Henry Clay (1825-1835)
Nationality:
American (1825-1835)
Chronology:
1. 6/28/1826, Sandusky, broke her machinery, "air pump beam", repaired;
2. 8/1/1826, Lake Erie, broke her shaft and repaired;
3. 9/2/1827, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Superior), repaired;
4. 7/00/1831, Lake Erie, Cholera out break and some people die aboard the vessel;
5. 11/11/1835, Buffalo, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
Launched north of Buffalo on the Niagara River;
Vessel was abandoned in 1835, and went into decay at Buffalo, New York;
Machinery: Crosshead low pressure engine built by Robert McQueen, New York, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. V;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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