PRINCE OF WALES (1860, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PRINCE OF WALES
Year of Build:
1860
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: Riverboat; ran on Ottawa River.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Agustus Cantin
Original Owner and Location:
Isaac J. Gibb et al, Montreal
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
36 x 96" engine by by George Bush or Brush, Montreal, QUE. 28' wheels from LADY SIMPSON.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
153.1'
Beam:
23.3'
Depth:
7.7'
Tonnage (old style):
295
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Carillon, QUE.
St. Lawrence River.
Date:
1894
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

1863 Owned Ottawa Steam Boat Co., Montreal, QUE.

1865 Owned Ottawa River Navigation Co., Lachine, QUE.

1874 Repaired.

1877 610 gross tons. (?)

1879 Owned Sheppard & Co., Montreal.

1894 Scrapped; engine & superstructure into DUTCHESS of York, 1895, at Tate's Dock, Montreal for Ottawa River Navigation Co.

1902 Registry closed.

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