Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Detroit (Propeller, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Detroit
Year of Build:
1845
Major repairs:
1856;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866;
2. 1867;
Official Number:
35052
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Mathew Gooding & C. L. Gager
Ownership Notes:
Johnson, Dwight, (1845-1849); Lawson, Francis W., (1845); Howard, Manly D., (1845); Lawrence, T. W., (1845); Cobb, (1846); Montgomery, Robert, (1849-1853); Bradbury, Thomas W., (1852-1853); Lee, Charles H., (1853-1855); Palmer, R. G., (1855); American Transportation Company, (1855-1864); Gables, J. S., (1857); Waldbridge, W. D., (1858); Lake Huron Railway Company, (1862); Kean, P. E., (1862); Keen, M. B., (1863-1864); Alger, R. A., (1866-1869); Henry, W., (1871); Jerome, T., (1872); Lapham, (1873-1874);
Master(s):
McKearl, Daniel, (1845); Montgomery, R., (1848-1854); Montgomery, J. H., (1855); Ermalad, W., (1857); McAlpare, (1860); Gottrrelle, D. C., (1862); Pratt, (1864); Goulait, T., (1866-1867); Sapham, Z., (1871-1872);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 128' 6" Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 9' 10"
1867
Length: 124' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 9.7'
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 293 + 71/95
1867
Gross: 217.96
1866
Enrollments/Registration
June 19, 1845
   Port: Detroit Number: 24 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-12-1847
November 12, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 142 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1848
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April 7, 1849
   Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1849
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1851
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August 5, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 60 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1852
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May 12, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1853
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April 2, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1854
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April 26, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 94 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1855
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May 7, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 60 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-16-1856
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June 16, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1857
March 13, 1857
   Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1857
View document online
May 12, 1857
   Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1862
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April 22, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-18-1866
August 18, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 252 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 4-15-1867
April 15, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1867
July 1, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 150 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1871
July 1, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-9-1872
July 9, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 6 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-14-1879

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Detroit (1845-1863);
b. Steam Barge, Detroit (1863-1879)
Nationality:
American (1845-1879)
Chronology:
1. 9/24/1845, Cleveland, passenger passing on a plank from propeller to a schooner, fell into the river and drowned;
2. 4/25/1848, Cattaraugus Creek, Lake Erie, rescued crew and righted the capsized, Schooner, Scioto, then towed her to
Buffalo;
3. 9/30/1849, Cleveland, lost her rudder and collision, (Schooner, William), repaired;
4. 9/23/1851, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard in a gale;
5. 6/29/1853, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Louisiana), repaired, $18, 000 loss;
6. 10/00/1857, Lake Superior, broke her shaft and repaired, $1, 800 loss;
7. 10/00/1862, near Bay City, Saginaw River, sank and raised;
8. 10/2/1866, Lake Huron, broke away from a tug and later recovered;
9. 11/1/1874, Point Abino, Lake Erie, ashore and hull broke in two; Hull was later abandoned, $8, 500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $4,500, in 1860; $7,000, in 1864; $2,000, in 1873;
Machinery: (1845), Cross-head low pressure engine; (1862), engine from Steamer, M. B. Spaulding, replaced the old engine;
She was launched from Lawson Howard & Company Yard for Mathew Gooding;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1873);
5. Early American Steamers, Vol. IV;
6. House Report 741, p.159;
7. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;
8. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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