May Flower (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Joseph Lupton
Ownership Notes:: Michigan Central Railroad Company, (1849-1854); Brooks, J. A., (superintendent), (1849-1854);
Master(s):: Van Allan, Henry, (1849); Willoughby, George, (1853); Hudson, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 26, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, May Flower (1849-1854)
Nationality:: American (1848-1854)
Chronology:: 1. 11/12/1850, Rush's Creek, (7 miles above Comstock), Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. 12/11/1851, 5 miles below Conneaut, (18 miles above Erie at Girard), Lake Erie, struck rocks, broke rudder chains, sank
and raised;
3. 11/9/1854, Point Au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog, sank, (merchandise and railroad iron), $1, 000 loss;
4. 3/9/1855, wreckers salvaged the engines and machinery;
5. 8/26/1889, wrecker, Captain Frank A. Hackett removed the railroad iron;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Vertical Beak engine built by Hogg and Delamater, New York, New York; Cylinder 72" diameter x 11' stroke; Boilers, three return-flue, 9 + 1/2' x 32', built by Lupton Ontnal; Wheels,36' diameter;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. II;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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