ATLAS (1851, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ATLAS
Year of Build:
1851
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Note: Passenger & freigaht propeller, round stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Bidwell & Banta Shipyard
Original Owner and Location:
E.C. Louis & Wm. L. Bancroft, Buffalo, NY
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
156' 6"
Beam:
25'  6 1/4"
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (old style):
372 87/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
8 miles west of Grand River, ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
24 Oct 1851
How:
Stranded in southwest gale.
Final Cargo:
2972 barrels flour.
Notes:
Flooded until unmanageable, blown ashore. Portions of cargo salvaged November & December 1851 by steamers GREAT WESTERN & FOX.
History
Chronology:

1851, Mar 7 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1851, Apr 12 Launched.

1851, Jun 16 Reportedly sunk, Lake Ontario.

1851, Oct 23 Stranded off Grand River, ONT, running Detroit-Ogdensburg, NY.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
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:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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