NORTH AMERICA (1857, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORTH AMERICA
Year of Build:
1857
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Luther Moses
Original Owner and Location:
Luther Moses, Cleveland.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
152.74'
Beam:
26.8'
Depth:
10.32'
Tonnage (old style):
397 82/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
St. Clair Flats.
Lake St. Clair.
Date:
1 Jul 1858
Final Cargo:
Cedar posts & shingles.
Notes:
Burned at anchor. 1858, Sep Hull raised; machinery salvaged.
History
Chronology:

1857, May 16 Enrolled Cleveland, OH; ran Detroit, MI - Dunkirk.

1857, Jul Ashore Fairport, OH.

1858, Jul 3 Chartered to Lighthouse service; burned St. Clair Flats.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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