FOSS, ROBERT H. (1854, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FOSS, ROBERT H.
Also known as:
SOMERSET
Year of Build:
1854
Official Number:
21448
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City (Cleveland), OH
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Hull Number:
4500
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
Alexander Marsh, et al, Chicago, IL.
Ownership Notes:
Eber J. Chapin & Robert H. Foss
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
120'  1/4"
Beam:
20'  2 3/8"
Depth:
8'  7 1/4"
Tonnage (old style):
259 49/95
Final Disposition
Date:
1907
How:
Dismantled.
History
Chronology:

1856, Apr Collision with schooner MOUNT VERNON.

1856, May 29 Sank at Chicago, IL dock; raised & repaired.

1856, Sep Ashore near Kalamazoo, MI; got off.

1856, Sep 18 Ashore at Muskegon, MI; released.

1858, May Collision with schooner FALCON at Racine, WI.

1860, Jun 30 Exploded her boiler 15 miles from Chicago.

1861, Jun 5 Owned Thomas Simons, Chicago.

1861, Oct Sunk in collision with schooner TELEGRAPH off Chicago.

1862, May 19 Owned James Nottingham, Chicago.

1862, Mar 3 Rebuilt at Chicago as elevator & tug for use on St. Clair flats.

1862, May 23 Owned Albert G. Morey & David W. Irwin, Chicago.

1863, May 6 Taken to Buffalo, NY; owned David W. Irwin, Greenbush, NY; 250 gross tons.

1863, May 14 Owned David S. Bennet et al, Buffalo, NY.

1863, Jul 20 Enrolled New York City District.

1864, Aug 3 Owned Jeremiah P. Robinson et al, Brooklyn, NY.

1870, Sep 30 Document surrendered; vessel not requiring papers.

1898 Rebuilt at Brooklyn, 1 deck, no masts, 126.4' x 25' x 8.5', 173 gross tons; redocumented as SOMERSET, US116882; owned International Elevating Co., Montclair, NY.

1899, Oct 28 Owned Standard Quarrying Construction Co., New York.

1899, Dec 28 Readmeasured; 126.4' x 25' x 8.5', 179 gross tons.

1900, May 28 Owned North American Trust Co.

1902, May 1 Owned Nelson B. Vars, Uncaseville, CT.

1903, Jun 3 Owned Rouse T. Potter, Fall River, MA.

1907, Apr 17 Documents surrendered Willmington, DE; "vessel sold for junk".

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
C. Patrick Labadie
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:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy