COLLINGWOOD (1874, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
COLLINGWOOD
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
72718
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catherines, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Melancthon Simpson
Original Owner and Location:
Alex Ritchie Christie, Toronto, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16 x 18" engine, 50hp, Geo. N. Oille.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
61'
Beam:
15.4'
Depth:
7.9'
Tonnage (gross):
49.57
Tonnage (net):
23.61
Final Disposition
Final Location:
12 miles off Byng Inlet Light, Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
19 Jul 1878
How:
Burned
Notes:
Crew safe. 1880, Mar 4 Registry closed.
History
Chronology:

1874, Aug 12 Registered St. Catherines, ONT.

1875 Lumber tug, Georgian Bay.

1878 Owned Canada Mills, Collingwood; readmeasured 44.25 gross / 30.09 net tons.

1878, Jul 15 Burned, Lake Huron; owned S.C. Kanaday & Co., Toronto.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian List of Shipping (M&FLV)
Canadian Sessional Papers
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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