OTTAWA (1840, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
OTTAWA
Year of Build:
1840
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trois Rivieres, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
Some sources say vessel a propeller
Hull Dimensions
Length:
82'
Beam:
19'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (old style):
57
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Kingston, Ontario, Lake Ontario
Date:
Sep 1851
How:
Collision & sinking
Notes:
Collided with propeller REINDEER
History
Chronology:

1840 Built at Trois Rivieres, Quebec, for passenger & package freight

service

1851, September Sank in Lake Ontario, near Kingston after collision

with propeller REINDEER

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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