NORFOLK (1868, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORFOLK
Year of Build:
1868
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Long Point, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
J.G. Spain or G. Dow
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
80'
Beam:
15'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
70
Tonnage (net):
43
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Cove behind Lukey's Point, Belleville, ONT.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
Apr 1877
How:
Burned at Napanee, ONT.
Notes:
Engines salvaged; moved & abandoned in cove.
History
Chronology:

1870 Trading on northshore of Lake Erie - Hamilton to Port Rowan; 43 gross / 43 registered tons.

1876 Owned Lewis Collier, Pt. Burwell, ONT; 70 gross tons.

1877 Owned I.J. Spain; 80 x 14.6 x 6.6'; 46 registered tons.

1877, Apr Burned; owned Captain Collins, Newburg, ONT.

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