THAMES (1872, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THAMES
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
94681
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chatham, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Anthony Masse & William Batchelor
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
10" x 12", 25hp engine, Dalgarno & Windsor, Chatham, 1872
Hull Dimensions
Length:
61'
Beam:
15.7'
Depth:
5.4'
Tonnage (gross):
52
Tonnage (net):
35
Final Disposition
Date:
1906
How:
broke up & abandoned
Notes:
1907 Registry closed
History
Chronology:

1872, Aug 10 Registered

1874 Owned James O'Leary, Lambton, ONT; ran freight on Sydenham & St. Clair Rivers.

1874, Aug Caught fire at dock, Lambton; upper works destroyed, hull not injured.

1884 Owned J. W. Booth, Sombra, ONT.

1888 Rebuilt, Collingwood, ONT, one deck, no masts, 82' x 14.9' x 5.7', 76.26 gross/51.56 net tons.

1889, Feb 14 Reregistered, Collingwood, Michael and Julius Leroux, Midland, ONT.

1890 Owned McDonald, Chatham.

1891 Owned Michael Leroux, Collingwood.

1892 Owned Lorne, Chatham, river scow; repaired.

1895 Owned Wm. Milne, Nottawasaga, ONT.

1906 Abandoned

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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