HORTON, ADELAIDE (c1870, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HORTON, ADELAIDE
Also known as:
HORTON, ANNA
Year of Build:
circa1870
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Goderich, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Note: Iron frames, iron ribs.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Henry Marlton
Master Carpenter:
Duncan Rowan
Original Owner:
W. E. Leonard
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
107'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (gross):
125
Tonnage (net):
55
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Kincardine, ONT.
Lake Huron.
Date:
22 Oct 1871
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Struck bottom while entering harbor, broached to & washed up on beach; total loss, reportedly raised 1873; engine went to VANDERBULT, hull reportedly converted into towbarge, Chatham, ONT.
History
Chronology:

1871, May 25 First launched, Goderich, ONT.

1871, Oct 11 Owned F. W. Robertson & George H. Parson, Goderich.

1871, Oct 22/23 Wrecked, Kincardine, ONT, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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