DOLE, GEORGE W. (1838, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DOLE, GEORGE W.
Year of Build:
1838
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Calvin Case
Original Owner and Location:
Newberry & Dole & the Michigan Lake Steamboat Co., Detroit, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
0
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
Hull Dimensions
Length:
125'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
7.5'
Tonnage (old style):
162 22/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo, NY.
Lake Erie.
Date:
1856
How:
Sunk.
History
Chronology:

1838 Chicago & St. Joseph run; Lake Michigan.

1838, Oct Michigan City & Milwaukee run.

1839, Aug 3 Enrolled Detroit, MI; owned Oliver Newberry et al, Detroit.

1839, Aug Chicago, Michigan City, & St. Joseph run.

1840, Jun Burned, Lake Michigan; returned to Chicago.

1843, Aug 11 Enrolled Detroit; owned Oliver Newberry et al.

1843, Sep 12 Buffalo, NY & Detroit, MI run.

1846 Mar Sank Buffalo Creek, Buffalo, NY.

1846, Jun 23 Raised.

1846 Taken to Detroit; rebuilt as schooner; 175 16/95 tons.

1847, May 1 Owned Benjamin S. Goodsell et al, Detroit; 125'6" x 19'3" x 7'3".

1848, Oct St. Joseph & Buffalo run; grain cargo.

1850, Apr 15 Ashore Grand River, MI with schooner MINNESOTA & brig ENTERPRISE.

1856 Sank, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
C. Patrick Labadie
Lytle List
Gerry Metzler
Ed Middleton
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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