NORTH STAR (1854, Steamer)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:: Steamer; Note: Wooden arches, 2 stacks.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 2
Builder Name:: Samuel W. & Alvin A. Turner
Original Owner and Location:: Samuel W. Turner et al, Cleveland OH & Detroit, MI
Ownership Notes:: Cliffs Mining Company's Lake Superior Line.

Power

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Near Rhodes & Card Coalyard, old riverbed, Cleveland, OH, Lake Erie.
Date:: 20 Feb 1862
How:: Burned.
Notes:: Burned in winter quarters; machinery to Steamer Keweenaw, 1865.

History

Chronology:

1854, May 20 Launched; ran Cleveland, OH - Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

1854, Sep 27 First steamer on Lakes to log 16 miles per hour; enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1855, Jul 15 Began Cleveland - Ontonagon, MI & Duluth, MN runs with opening of Soo Locks.

1855, Sep Collided with brig CANOPUS, Lake Huron.

1855, Dec Damaged at Algonac, MI dock.

1856, Aug 11 Damaged machinery, Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior.

1857, Nov 17 Collided with schooner WILLIAM WALLACE, Lake Huron.

1859 Damaged in Lake Superior gale.

1859, Mar 19 Owned Henry L. Whitman et al, Cleveland.

1859, Jul 14 Owned Daniel P. Rhodes et al, Cleveland.