From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, January 10, 1846
LAKE MARINE
New Vessels Built in 1845
More than ususal pains was taken by us during the past season, to procure
information on this head and others touching thereto, the resuls of which we now
present in our annual list of new vessels. This season we have ventured beyond
the immediate margin of Lake Erie. and those other broad lakes beyond, to Lake
Ontario, a knowledge of whose marine is now deemed essential to a thorough
understanding of our lake matters.
Number, Tonnage and estimated cost of new vessels built in 1845, from this
city westward to Chicago:
Name Class Tons Where built cost
NIAGARA Stmr. 1075 Buffalo $95,000
OREGON Stmr. 781 Newport, Mich. $55,000
BOSTON Stmr. 775 Detroit, Mich $55,000
SUPERIOR Stmr. 567 Perrysburg, Ohio $45,000
TROY Stmr. 547 Maumee City, Ohio $40,000
LONDON Stmr. 456 Chippewa, C.W. $46,000
HELEN STRONG Stmr. 253 Monroe, Mich. $22,000
JOHN OWEN Stmr. 205 Truago, Mich. $20,000
ROMEO Stmr. 180 Detroit, Mich. $12,000
ENTERPRISE Stmr. 100 Green Bay, W.T. $8,000
EMPIRE 2nd. Stmr. 100 Grand Rapids, Mich. $8,000
ALGOMAH Stmr. 100 St. Joseph River $8,000
PILOT Stmr. 80 Union City, Mich. $5,000
PRINCETON Prop. 456 Perrysburg, Ohio $40,000
OREGON Prop. 313 Cleveland, Ohio $18,000
PHOENIX Prop. 305 Cleveland, Ohio $22,000
DETROIT Prop. 290 Detroit, Mich. $15,000
ODD FELLOW Brig 225 Cleveland, Ohio $9,000
ENTERPRISE Brig 267 Grand Raipds, Mich. $8,000
WING AND WING Schr. 228 Cleveland, Ohio $9,000
MAGNOLIA Schr. 200 Charlestown, Ohio $2,000
SCOTLAND Schr. 300 Perrysburg, Ohio $8,000
J.Y. SCAMMON Schr. 134 Chicago, Ill. $8,000
NAPOLEON Schr. 250 Sault Ste. Marie $8,000
FREEMAN Schr. 190 Charlestown, Ohio $7,500
EAGLE Schr. 180 Sandusky, Ohio $7,000
BONESTEEL Schr. 150 Milwaukee, W.T. $6,000
SHEPPARDSON Schr. 130 Milwaukee, W.T. $5,000
ROCKWELL Schr. 120 Milwaukee, W.T. $5,000
E. HENDERSON Schr. 110 Milwaukee, W.T. $4,500
RAINBOW Schr. 117 Sheboygan $4,000
C. HOWARD Schr. 103 Huron, Ohio $4,000
J. IRWIN Schr. 101 Cleveland, Ohio $4,000
AVENGER Schr. 78 Cottersville, Mich . $3,000
FLYING DUTCHMAN Schr. 74 Madison, Ohio $4,000
CADET Schr. 72 Cleveland, Ohio $3,500
W.A. ADAIR Schr. 61 Cleveland, Ohio $3,000
* ELBE Schr. 57 Cleveland, Ohio $3,000
PLANET Schr. 24 Cleveland, Ohio $3,000
ALBANY Schr. 148 raised and re-rigged $2,503
PILOT Schr. 50 Milwaukee, W.T. $2,500
MARY ANNE Schr. 60 Milwaukee, W.T. $1,000
MARINDA Schr. 60 Lexington, Mich. $3,000
SPARROW Schr. 50 China, Mich. $2,500
BIG B. Schr. 60 18 Mile Creek $2,500
HARD TIMES Schr. 45 18 Mile Creek $1,500
FRIENDSHIP Sloop 45 Sheboygan, W.T. $2,000
BUFFALO Sloop 30 New Buffalo, Mich. $1,000
Total, 48 vessels 10,207 $659,000
The whole of the above vessels were built above the Falls, at places between
this port and Chicago.... What has been done below Niagara, in the same field,
during the past season, may be seen in the subjoined table of:
VESSELS BUILT ON LAKE ONTARIO, 1845.
Name Class Tons Where built
SYRACUSE Prop. 315 Oswego, N.Y.
H. CLAY Prop. 300 Dexter, N.Y.
HAMPTON Brig 300 Point Peninsula, N.Y.
T. WYMAN Brig 258 Oswego, N.Y. [rebuild
ALGOMAH Brig 335 Cape Vincent, N.Y.
WABASH Brig 314 Sackett's Harbor, N.Y.
CRISPIN Brig 151 Sackett's Harbor, N.Y.
LIVERPOOL Brig 350 Garden Island, C.W.
QUEBEC Brig 280 Long Island, C.W.
H.H. SIZER Schr. 242 Pillar Point, N.Y.
MAID OF THE MILL Schr. 200 Oswego, N.Y.
MILAN Schr. 147 Point Peninsula, N.Y.
H. WHEATON Schr. 200 Oswego, N.Y.
WELLAND Schr. 220 Oswego, N.Y.
JOSEPHINE Schr. 175 Oswego, N.Y. [rebuild]
Total, 15 vessels 3,787 tons
To which must be added the schooner J.S. WEEKS, rebuilt and enlarged at Point
Peninsula, at a heavy outlay; and also that of the schooner GEORGIANA JENIA, at
St. Catharines, which was cut in two, and rebuilt. The JOSEPHINE and WYMAN are
rebuilds, but so thoroughly as almost to fall within the denomination of new craft.
The WYMAN is polacca rigged, the only one in service, we think. The AGOMAH is
full rigged, and, like the others, very strong built. The QUEBE and LIVERPOOL are
also well ironed, and designed for Atlantic service, when the St. Lawrence locks will
admit of free passage.
Daily National Pilot, Buffalo
January 12, 1846
Through the politeness of Mr. Tibbits we are enabled to present today a list
of vessels registered at the Custon House since the destruction of papers in the
1842 fire. We shall soon be able to give a consolidated statement of the ship
building on Lake Erie, giving as far as possible the numbes of vessels and boats
built at all the ports within 10 years.
Abstract of vessels built in the District of Cuyahoga, Ohio, from 1842 to and
including 1845.
Type Name Year Place tons. 95ths.
Schr. CHIEF J. MARSHALL 1843 Cleveland 135 .82
Schr. TOM CROWIN 1843 Cleveland 128 .87
Schr. ROANOKE 1843 Cleveland 161 .39
Schr. OCEAN 1843 Cleveland 121 .04
Schr. EMORY FLETCHER 1843 Fairport 89 .24
Brig EMIGRANT 1843 Cleveland 249 .94
Schr. TRENTON 1843 Black River 132 .56
Schr. TWO BROTHERS 1843 Cleveland 24 .67
Schr. EUDORA 1843 Black River 132 .60
Schr. NAVIGATOR 1843 Conneaut 107 .19
Schr. DOLPHIN 1843 Cleveland 91 .62
Schr. ST. JOHN 1843 Cleveland 28 .58
Schr. SWAN 1843 Cleveland 44 .48
Sloop EMMA 1843 Ashtabula 42 .93
Brig ASHLAND 1844 Cleveland 201 .28
Brig CUMBERLAND 1844 Cleveland 195 .87
Schr. ANDOVER 1844 Black River 190 .51
Schr. BENNINGTON 1844 Ashtabula 101 .13
Brig A.R. COBB 1844 Black River 226 .07
Schr. ATLANTA 1844 Fairport 124 .30
Schr. RACINE 1844 Cleveland 223 .38
Stmr. EMPIRE 1844 Cleveland 1140 .72
Brig EMERALD 1844 Charleston 185 .40
Schr. WASHINGTON IRVING 1844 Cleveland 111 .44
Brig JOSHUA R. GIDINGS 1844 Ashtabula 257 .49
Brig MAYFLOWER 1844 Cleveland 209 .21
Schr. MARYLAND 1845 Fairport 187 .78
Schr. WING AND WING 1845 Cleveland 216 .48
Schr. FREEMAN 1845 Cleveland 190 .33
Schr. CADET 1845 Ashtabula 72 .17
Schr. JOHN IRWIN 1845 Cleveland 201 .53
Schr. ELBE 1845 Cleveland 56 .47
Prop. OREGON 1845 Cleveland 312 .91
Brig ODD FELLOW 1845 Cleveland 224 .64
Schr. LODI 1845 Conneaut 66 .24
Schr. W.A. ADAIR 1845 Black River 60 .04
Schr. PLANNET 1845 Cleveland 17 .26
* Prop. PHOENIX 1845 Cleveland 362 .90
Schr. EMELIA 1845 Cleveland 13 .01
Schr. FLYING DUTCHMAN 1845 Fairport 74 .49
Schr. HARD TIMES 1845 Cleveland 42 .45
Schr. MAGNOLIA 1845 Black River 198 .67
Schr. AMAZON 1845 Cleveland 208 .99
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43 Vessels Total 7,203 .85
Cleveland Herald (p.3 - 3)
Daily National Pilot, Buffalo
March 17, 1846
