FILGATE (1879, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FILGATE
Year of Build:
1879
Official Number:
77591
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
White
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
158'
Beam:
25.4'
Depth:
7.8'
Tonnage (gross):
263
Tonnage (net):
154
History
Chronology:

1890 241 tons.

1893 Ran on St. Lawrence River.

1898 Rebuilt, 158 x 25.33 x 7.66', 425 gross / 237 net tons.

1899 Owned A. Goulet, Montreal, QUE; Great Lakes Register C70591.

1905 Montreal & Cornwall Navigation Co. installed new boilers & overhauled engine.

1911, May 30 Burned, Valleyfield, QUE.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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