OHIO (1830, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
OHIO
Year of Build:
1830
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Augustus Jones
Original Owner and Location:
Benjamin P. Cahoon, Sandusky
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
2
Propulsion Notes:
2 vibrating cylinders, pistons attached at right angles, built Pittsburg, PA.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
106' 9"
Beam:
19' 7"
Depth:
8' 6"
Tonnage (old style):
157 43/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toledo, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
1842
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

1830, May 30 Launched.

1831, Jun Collided with steamer SHELDON THOMPSON, Ashtabula, OH, Lake Erie.

1831, Jul 25 Owned Hiram Pratt et al, Buffalo, NY.

1832 Rebuilt 138 x 20 x 7'; 187 85/95; new 60hp engine.

1835, Nov 11 Ashore Buffalo, NY, Lake Erie.

1837 Sank Toledo, OH, Lake Erie.

1842 Burned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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