CAROLINA (1822, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CAROLINA
Also known as:
CAROLINE
Year of Build:
1822
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
New York City, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York, NY
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Crosshead
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Machinery by Fulton Iron Works, NY. 16' sidewheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
71'
Beam:
20' 6"
Depth:
5' 6"
Tonnage (old style):
80
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Schlosser, NY.
Niagara River.

How:
Burned & set adrift.
Notes:
Taken by Canadian rebels, burned. Wreckage eventually went over Falls.
History
Chronology:

1823 Owned Josiah & Luke Fowle, Washington, D.C.

1830 Registered Ogdensburg, NY; ran Buffalo to Niagara & Silver Creek.

1834, Apr 12 Rebuilt Ogdensburg; 71' x 20.5' x 5.5'; 45.92 tons.

1836, May 26 Owned James Sloan, Buffalo, NY.

1837, Jun 27 Owned John Robinson, Buffalo.

1837, Dec 1 Owned William Wells, Buffalo.

1837, Dec 29 Burned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
David Swayze Shipwreck Database
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

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CAROLINA (1822, Steamer)