Plymouth Rock (Steamer, 1854)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Dry Dock
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John Englis
Ownership Notes:: Rice, Rubin N., (1854); Michigan Central Railroad Company; (1856-1863);
Master(s):: Willoughby, George, (1854); Ralph, P. I., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 23, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 93 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Plymouth Rock (1854-1871);
b. Floating Dry Dock, (1871- )
Nationality:: American (1854-1871)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1859, collision, (Schooner, Empress), repaired, $200 loss;
2. 11/00/1860, St. Clair Flats, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Dial), repaired, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Vertical beam engine built by Allaire Works, New York, New York; Cylinder, 81' diameter x 12' stroke; Wheels, 39' diameter;
Her engine was removed in 1863 at Buffalo, New York and placed in an ocean going Steamer which was also named "Plymouth Rock;
Her hull was converted to a floating dry-dock in 1871;
Her sister ship was the Steamer, Western World;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was abandoned in 1857;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Early American Steamers, Vol.II;
3. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
9. Steamboat Inspection Certificates: Detroit, Michigan, (1857-1859);

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