BYTOWN (1842, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BYTOWN
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
92'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
5.8'
Tonnage (old style):
34
Final Disposition
Date:
1872
How:
Broken up.
History
Chronology:

1850, Jun 15 Registered Montreal, QUE; owned MacPherson, Crane & Co., Kingston, ONT.

1864 Rebuilt at Portsmouth by Quinn; 117 tons.

1866 Owned M.K. Dickinson, Ottawa, ONT.

1872 Reported broken up.

1884 Possibly rebuilt.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Canadian Registers
Mills List
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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