W. R. Clinton (Steamer, 1866)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Philander Lester
Ownership Notes:: Flower, J., (1880-1866); Ashley Lewis and Company Saginaw Line, (1871); Hubbard, F. A., (1889); Currie, E., (1892); Harrow, W. B., (1894); Boynton, C. L., (1894); Thompson, C. D., (1894); Great Lakes Towing Company, (1902);
Master(s):: Keith, W., (1866); Kenyon, Thomas, (1872); Comer, W. E., (1873); Kenyon, Phineas, (1877); Huntoon, L., (1880): Heminger, P., (1889-1892); Parent, Thomas, (1892); Bonnah, A., (1894);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 5, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 300 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-22-1880
June 22, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 151 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Detroit 10-4-1889
October 4, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1889
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 2-25-1889
February 25, 1889: Port: Sandusky Number: 13 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 9-28-1892
September 28, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 41 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-26-1892
October 26, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 47 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-26-1894
April 26, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 108 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-26-1897
April 26, 1897: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Barge

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, W. R. Clinton (1866-1880);
b. Schooner, W. R. Clinton (1880-1897);
c. Barge, W. R. Clinton (1897- )
Nationality:: American (1866- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/14/1867, Bay City, broke her crosshead connecting the piston with the walking beam, repaired, $600 loss;
2. 6/5/1868, 8 miles from Goderich, rescued the survivors of a capsized vessel, (Evening Star);
3. 6/00/1868, Lake Huron, broke her machinery and repaired, $2, 200 loss;
4. 5/00/1869, St. Clair Flats, aground and lightered off;
5. 10/00/1869, lost a passenger overboard and drowned in Lake Huron;
6. 4/00/1871, Lake Huron, broke her shaft and replaced, $600 loss;
7. 00/00/1902, Cleveland, hull was stripped and taken out into the lake, sank;*

Notes

General notes:: *My diving partner and I found a stripped hull which we referred to as the "Cleveland Steamer" in 1975; I believe it was the W. R. Clinton;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1880=1897);

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