BEAUHARNOIS (1871, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BEAUHARNOIS
Also known as:
QUINTE
Year of Build:
1871
Official Number:
88242
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Quebec, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Bushnell
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
30 5/8" cylinder, 8' stroke, 128 hp.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138'
Beam:
22.6'
Depth:
7.6'
Tonnage (gross):
331
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3 miles from Deseronto, ONT. Bay of Quinte,
Lake Ontario.
Date:
23 Oct 1889
How:
Fire.
Final Cargo:
Lumber, flour, passengers.
Notes:
4 lives lost; registry closed.
History
Chronology:

1874 Owned Beauharnois Steam Navigation Co.

1878 Owned Stevenson, & Co., QUE.

1871 216 tons.

1882 Rebuilt & renamed QUINTE (C88242).

1883, Jun 16 Owned Edward W. Rathbun, Deseronto Navigation Co.; 1 deck, 138 x 22.6 x 7.6; 331 gross tons.

1889, Oct 23 Burned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Registers
Mills List
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
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USA
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