BOSTON (1846, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BOSTON
Year of Build:
1846
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: Passenger & package freight.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
3
Builder Name:
J. Robinson
Original Owner and Location:
J. Robinson, Detroit, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
Side-lever engine, Leash & Co., Pittsburg, PA.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
205'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (old style):
757 80/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
24 Nov 1846
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Wrecked in gale. 1846, Dec 6 Cabin furniture salvaged. 1848, Mar Hull sold; machinery into steamer GLOBE, Trenton, MI.
History
Chronology:

1845, Jul 19 Launched.

1846, Apr 21 Enrolled Detroit, MI; new telegraph system for communicating within vessel; run Buffalo-Chicago.

1846, Nov 24 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Lytle List
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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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USA
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