Bay State (Propeller, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Bancroff, D., (1852-1854); Eddy, G. A., (1855-1857); Breed, Andrew J., (1861); Northern Transportation Company, (1861);
Master(s):: Litz, Davis, (1852); Reid, A., (1853-1855); Brown, John, (1855-1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 18, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 10-7-1852
October 7, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 7-1-1854
July 1, 1854: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 26 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 10-13-1855
October 13, 1855: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 15 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner Ogdenburgh
Next document: Cleveland 3-16-1857
April 17, 1861: Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Sank Lake Ontario in 1862

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Bay State (1852-1862)
Nationality:: American (1852-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 5/14/1856, mouth of Chicago River, struck an obstruction, sank and raised, (merchandise);
2. 7/00/1857, Waukegan, ashore and released, $90 loss;
3. 10/00/1857, Lake Erie, broke her shaft, piston and cylinder, repaired, $8, 500 loss;
4. 5/00/1860, near Fox Point, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $400 loss;
5. 11/2/1862, near Oswego, Lake Ontario, foundered, (22 lives lost);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857, 10/00/1857;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858, 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 692;
8. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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