STAR (1837, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
STAR
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Belvidere, Clinton River, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Thomas H. Peck et al, Detroti, MI
Ownership Notes:
James L. Conger, Eldrige Morse, J.M. Mead, Cullen Brown.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
45hp engine.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
108'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (old style):
128 62/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo, NY.
Lake Erie.
Date:
Feb 1845
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Destroyed by fire at winter layup.
History
Chronology:

1838, Sep 20 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1838, Sep 21 Owned Jabesh M. Mead et al, Detroit.

1839, Jun 4 Owned D.B. Conger et al, Cleveland, OH; 2 decks.

1840, Mar 3 Owned John R. St. John et al, Cleveland; ran Cleveland to Buffalo, NY.

1841, Apr 10 Owned O.S. St. John, Willoughby, OH; 138 62/95.

1842, May 17 Owned Walter Joy et al, Buffalo.

1845, Feb Burned Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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