Golden Gate (Steamer, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Bidwell and Banta
Ownership Notes:: Fox, Watson A., (1852); Litchfield, Elisha C., (1853-1856);
Master(s):: Davidson, B., (1852); Sherwood, J., (1853); Bartholdmew, (1854); Ludlow, (1855); Travers, (1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 25, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-22-1853
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October 22, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 128 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Golden Gate (1852-1856)
Nationality:: American (1852-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 10/26/1854, Kelley Island, ashore in a fog and released;
2. 11/00/1855, Lake Erie, lost deck load, broke her arches and repaired, $1, 500 loss;
3. 11/28/1856, Erie, Lake Erie, ashore and went to pieces, (1 life lost), (flour and hides);
4. 5/00/1857, Steamer, Michigan, struck the wreck and sank, $3, 200 loss;
5. 6/24/1858, Schooner, Justice Marshall, salvaged boilers and machinery;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: high pressure square engine;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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