Ship owner: Baker & Co.; Ballentine & Crawford; E.B. Ward; Grand Trunk Railway; L.S. Boutell; McGraw & Co.
Ship builder: J.L. Wolverton, Newport, Michigan
Engine builder: C. Kellogg, Detroit, Michigan
Year ship built: 1861
Year engine built: 1861
Final disposition: Sank on October 7, 1897 off Michigan Islands, Lake Superior
Notes:
First built as a sidewheeler, later a propellor, then a barge.
Dimensions (Sidewheel, first two owners):
201.6 x 31.7 x 12. Gross tons: 915.
Dimensions (Propellor, third owner):
186.8 x 32 x 12. Gross tons: 600
Engines removed in 1881. As a barge: 523 gross tons.
Remarks:
Owners:
1) E.B. Ward, Newport, Michigan
2) Grand Trunk Railway ("Daily Line" - probably charter. 1863)
Propellor:
3) Ballentine & Crawford (1868)
Barge:
4) Baker & Co., Chicago, Illilnois
5) McGraw & Co., Bay City, Michigan (1884)
6) L.S. Boutell, Bay City, Michigan (1894) <
Registry number: US. 571
Hull number: None
Vessel type: Barge; Passenger and Freight, sidewheel; Propeller
Height: 12 ft.
Width: 31.7 ft.
Length: 201.6 ft.
Stroke length: 40 in.
Gross tonnage: 915
Materials: Wood
Engine type: L. P. Beam
Piston 1: 56 in.