CATARAQUI (1836, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CATARAQUI
Year of Build:
1836
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: Passenger & freight.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Master Carpenter:
Ewen
Original Owner:
Gildersleeve, et.al.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
2 35hp beam engines by Ward.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
133'
Beam:
38'
Depth:
8.9'
Tonnage (old style):
34 25/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Kingston, Ontario.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
17 Apr 1840
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

1840 Burned during "The Great Fire" which destroyed much of Kingston's waterfront.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
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
(989)356-6188
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