ST. LAWRENCE (1839, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ST. LAWRENCE
Year of Build:
1839
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
George S. Weeks
Original Owner and Location:
H. Fitzhugh, G. Smith & Russelear, Oswego & Ogdensburg
Ownership Notes:
Ontario & Saint Lawrence Steamboat Company
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Horizontal (Locomotive)
Propulsion Notes:
Two engines by William Avery, Syracuse, New York, from OSWEGO 30' wheels
Hull Dimensions
Length:
180'
Beam:
23'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (old style):
401.61
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Clayton, New York. St. Lawrence River
Date:
1854
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1839 Enrolled Oswego, New York; ran Ogdensburg & Lewiston, calling at

Sacketts Harbor & Rochester

1843, September 28 Owned D.W.C. Littlejohn, Fitzhugh, et.al.;

184'9" x 20'5" x 10'10"

1843 Alternated with ONEIDA on same route

1843, March Ran Kingston to Niagara, alternating with LADY OF THE LAKE

1844, April 29 Rebuilt & enlarged; 184'9" x 22'3" x 10'10",

433.8 tons, 2 masts

1845, June 23 Owned Elijah B. Allen, et.al., Ogdensburg, New York

1854 Scrapped at Clayton, New York; owned Hooker, Pridham & Company

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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