SWIFT, JAMES (1893, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SWIFT, JAMES
Also known as:
RIDEAU KING
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
96920
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Matthew R. Davis & Sons
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
9 & 16 x 12", 150hp @200 rpm engine built by McEwen & Son, Kingston, ONT 1887; or Lockport, NY 1886; 5'2" x 8'4", 125# steam; firebox boiler built by Kingston Machine Works, ONT., 1892.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
107'
Beam:
23.4'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
265.92
Tonnage (net):
197.23
Final Disposition
Date:
1920
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1895 Owned D. Noonan, Kingston, ONT.

1901, Jul 30 Renamed RIDEAU KING; owned Rideau Lakes Navigation Co., QUE.

1914 Licensed for 100 passengers.

1915, Oct 9 Ashore Mud Lake, ONT.

1920 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
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