PHOENIX
Registry and Rig Information | |
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Name | PHOENIX |
Registry | U.S. |
Rig | Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage | |
Length | 144.00 |
Width | 26.00 |
Depth | 11.00 |
Gross Tonnage | 302.92 |
Hull Material | Wood |
Vessel History | |
History | First enrollment issued at Cleveland, OH, June 25, 1845.Collided with steamer TROY. Broke cylinder head and bent piston rod while ten miles off Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, May 17, 1847; went into Manitowoc, WI, for repairs. |
Disposition | Burned seven miles off Sheboygan, WI, Lake Michigan, on November 21, 1847. Estimated number of lives lost runs from 160 to 200 persons; about fifty lives saved. Hull later towed into shallow water near Sheboygan by propeller DELAWARE. |
Build Information | |
Builder | Jones, George W. |
Place Built | Cleveland, OH |
Date Built | 1845-00-00 |
Source | |
Source | HCGL |