AMERICA (1841, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AMERICA
Year of Build:
1841
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Niagra, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Jas. Ewing
Original Owner:
Bethune
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
Propulsion Notes:
60hp engine.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
141'
Beam:
19'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
238
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Wharf at Kingston, ONT. Lake Ontario
Date:
23 Oct 1874
How:
Sank.
Notes:
"...vessel had been condemned as worn out."
History
Chronology:

1842 Rochester-Toronto route with steamer GORE.

1854 Owned T. Maxwell & Co., Kingston.

1855, Jul 20 Collision with schooner, nearly cut in two, EMBLEM off Hamilton, Lake Ontario.

1858, Apr Sank at wharf, Hamilton.

1863 River tug, 407 tons; Owned Calvin & Breck, Garden Island.

1873 221 gross/109 net tons, 67hp; owned Calvin & Breck, Kingston.

1874, Oct 23 Sank.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Sessional Papers
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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