LEXINGTON (1838, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LEXINGTON
Year of Build:
1838
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Augustus Jones
Original Owner and Location:
F.N. Jones et al., Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
80hp direct acting from UNCLE SAM (1832) by Shepard Iron Works; installed into KALOOLAH (1852).
Hull Dimensions
Length:
152'
Beam:
22' 6"
Depth:
11' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
363 53/95
History
Chronology:

1838, May 21 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1838, Nov 19 Owned R.C. Palmer, Buffalo, NY et al.

1839, Jun 10 Collision with steamer ROCHESTER off Conneaut.

1839, Aug 20 Owned Gilman Appleby, Buffalo.

1840, Apr 9 Owned H.N. Yates et al, Charleston, OH., 162'.

1842 Sank, 120' water; raised.

1842, Apr 16 Owned F.N. Jones & Co., Buffalo.

1842, Oct 1 Collision with schooner DETROIT, Buffalo harbor.

1844, Apr 27 Owned Ansel R. Cobb & Co., Buffalo.

1844 Excursions out of Buffalo.

1844, Sep 19 Owned Gilman Appleby et al, Buffalo.

1845, Apr On shore of reef, Marblehead.

1845, Dec Damaged at Cleveland recently.

1845, Dec 9 Ironed her bows to resist ice.

1846, Mar 15 Damaged by Lake Erie freshet at Buffalo.

1846, Jun 4 Owned Henry Randall et al, Buffalo.

1846, Dec 7 Wrecked near Buffalo Lighthouse.

1847, Apr Repairs & improvements, new boilers.

1847, Oct Owned Horton.

1848, Jul 25 Owned Henry Dwight, NY.

1848, Nov 8 Ashore Silver Creek, Lake Erie.

1848, Nov 29 Owned Thaddeus Patchin & Co., Buffalo, NY.

1849, Mar Charterd for season to carry stone for lighthouse at Straits of Mackinaw.

1849, Nov 24 Grounded Milwaukee, WI., Lake Michigan.

1849, Nov 30 Grounded on bar at Buffalo harbor.

1850, Jun 19 Ashore 10 miles from Port Washington, Lake Michigan; bound Chicago, IL - Green Bay, WI; dismantled machinery into KALOOLAH.

1850, Aug 6 Collision with propeller ALLEGHENY near Conneaut harbor.

1851 Towing log rafts, Lake Erie.

1851, Sep 2 Ashore near Grand River, Port Maitland, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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USA
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