ARCHIMEDES (1849, Steamer)

Year of Build:

1849

Built at:

Chicago, IL

Vessel Type:

Steamer

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

Thomas C. Thompson

Master Carpenter:

Thomas C. Thompson

Original Owner and Location:

Ossian & Samuel Guthrie, Chicago, IL

Propulsion:

Sidewheel

Length:

61' 10"

Beam:

24' 2"

Depth:

4' 2"

Tonnage (old style):

49 78/95

Date:

1856

How:

Abandoned.

1849-54 Enrolled Chicago, IL; first tug there.

1853, Aug Collided with schooner WALTER SHERMAN; repaired.

1856 Abandoned.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database

Lytle List

John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University