FRONTENAC (1816, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRONTENAC
Year of Build:
1816
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ernestown, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Trebout & Chapman
Original Owner and Location:
A number of Kingston merchants., Kingston
Ownership Notes:
1st Canadian steamboat on lakes.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Side Lever
Propulsion Notes:
40 or 50hp engine, Boulton & Watt, London, England. 26' wheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
170'
Beam:
32'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (old style):
740
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near mouth of Niagra River, Fort George.
Lake Onatario.
Date:
Sep 1827
How:
Fire (arson); broken up.
Notes:
At dock waiting to be dismantled, her engine was to go to the ALCIOPE.
History
Chronology:

1817, Jun 17 Maiden trip on route Kingston to York (Toronto).

1827, Sep Set fire by arsonists.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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