WAYNE, ANTHONY (1837, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WAYNE, ANTHONY
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perrysburgh, OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
3
Builder Name:
J. H. Hollister & Co.
Master Carpenter:
Samuel L. Hubble
Original Owner:
Perrysburgh & Miami Steamboat Co
Ownership Notes:
Hollister & Co., Perrysburgh Davis & Co. cleveland Kingman & Co., Buffalo
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
Propulsion Notes:
27" x 3', 120hp engine, Hathaway & Co., 1836
Hull Dimensions
Length:
156' 6"
Beam:
25' 9"
Depth:
10' 3"
Tonnage (old style):
390 46/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
off Vermilion, OH
Lake Erie
Date:
28 Apr 1850
How:
boiler exploded, sunk
Notes:
c38 lost
History
Chronology:

1837, May 20 Launched; ran Perrysburgh-Toledo, OH-Buffalo, NY, Lake Erie

1843, May 24 Caught fire at wharf Sandusky, OH, Lake Erie

pre1844 Ran to Chicago, IL, Lake Michigan

1844, Jul 19 Same owner, Monroe, MI; ran Detroit-Buffalo

1845, Spring Repaired

1848, May 23 Lost upper deck by hurricane force winds, Detroit

1849, Apr 21 Rebuilt at Trenton, MI by D. W. Donahue; owned Charles Howard, Detroit; 155 x 27'4" x 10; 400 80/95 tons; old engine to BALITMORE (1849); new engine from steamer COLUMBUS (1835), 150hp horizontal crosshead engine built by Olds & Co., sandusky, OH & rebuilt by James Menzes; new boilers built by Wolcott, Detroit; one deck; ran Detroit-Buffalo

1850, Jan 12 Drushed & sunk by ice, John Chester & Co. Dock, Detroit River

1850, Apr 28 Boiler exploded, sunk

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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