PLYMOUTH ROCK (1854, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PLYMOUTH ROCK
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: Along with sister, WESTERN WORLD, were the largest steamers on Lakes.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Master Carpenter:
John Englis
Original Owner and Location:
Michigan Central Rail Road Co., Detroit, MI
Ownership Notes:
Ruben N. Rice, superintendent.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
81 x 144", 1,500hp engine by Allaire Iron Works, New York, NY. 39' wheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
335' 10"
Beam:
42'
Depth:
14' 6"
Tonnage (old style):
1,991 13/95
Capacity:
2,000 passengers
History
Chronology:

1854, Mar 21 Launched.

1854, Jul 21 First enrolled Detroit, MI.

1854, Oct 25 Collided with schooner SARAH A. GREEN in Detroit River.

1855, Mar Received boiler, stateroom & cabin improvements.

1857 Laid up Detroit.

1859, Aug 31 Struck schooner LOUISA at Detroit.

1863, May 2 Owned Boston, MA; later dismantled, Buffalo, NY; engine to NY for another PLYMOUTH ROCK.

1863, Jun 25 Made a bark.

1869, Nov 23 Filled with water in storm, Lake Huron.

1871, Sep 16 Owned Fitzgerald & Leighton; hull brought to Port Huron, MI to use as drydock.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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