Detroit (Steamer, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John L. Wolverton
Ownership Notes:: Ward, S., (1846);; Ward, Eber B., (1846);
Master(s):: Ward, Eber B., (1846); Clement, S., (1847); Butler, Thomas, (1850); Brown, George, (1853);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 24, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Detroit (1846-1854);
b. River Tug, Detroit (1861- )
Nationality:: American (1846- )
Chronology:: 1. Spring/00/1846, Newport, upper works caught fire and burned, repaired;
2. 6/28/1847, Chicago, collision, (Brig, S. F. Gale), repaired;
3. 6/11/1853, collision, (Michigan), repaired;
4. 5/25/1854, Saginaw Bay, collision in a fog, (Bark, Nucleus), sank and raised, (hay and lumber), $12, 000 loss; She was towing
two scows at the time of the accident;
5. 10/18/1861, she was out of commission and condemned; She was being dismantled and converted into a river tug and would
be out in about 10 days;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Cylinder: 40" diameter x 8' stroke;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was lost in 1854;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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