CONSTELLATION (1837, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CONSTELLATION
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Charleston (Black River), OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: Passenger & freight.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Edward Gillmore
Original Owner:
Augustus Jones et al
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Crosshead
Propulsion Notes:
44" x 10', 120hp low pressure engine, Birbeck & Co., 1824 for Hudson River CONSTELLATION; rebuilt by Allaire Works, NY, 1837. Boiler from same. 24' wheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
150' 6"
Beam:
28' 6"
Depth:
12' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
483 60/95
Capacity:
4000 barrels, 500 passengers
Final Disposition
Date:
1848
How:
Dismantled.
Notes:
1849, May 26 Advertised for sale.
History
Chronology:

1837, Apr 1 Launched, ran Buffalo, NY - Chicago, IL.

1837, Jul 19 Owned Andrew Cochrane et al.

1838, Apr 27 Owned Rufus C. Palmer et al.

1840 Engine damaged.

1842, Jun 29 Altered & repaired, below boilers removed.

1843, Nov 24 Damaged crank off Fairport, OH.

1844, Apr Rebuilt; 150' 6" x 28' 6" x 12' 1"; 483 60/95 tons.

1844, Aug 14 Owned Stephen Appleby, Buffalo.

1846, Apr 20 Owned Stephen Clark, Buffalo.

1846, Jul 16 Aground fighting Island, Detroit River.

1847, Jun 8 Colliided with & sank scow ROUGH & READY off Ashtabula, OH, Lake Erie.

1848 Dismantled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
F. E. Hamilton
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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