ONEIDA (1869, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ONEIDA
Also known as:
MAGGIE
Year of Build:
1869
Official Number:
88570
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Garden Island, ONT
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Henry Roney
Original Owner and Location:
Calvin & Breck, Garden Island, ONT
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134.5'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
10.6'
Tonnage (gross):
319
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Presque Isle, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
1918
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Iron ore.
Notes:
Seams opened in storm became waterlogged; sank; no reports of casualties.
History
Chronology:

1869, Apr 8 Registered Kingston, ONT.

1879 Owned St. L. & C.F. Co., Kingston.

1883 Owned Montreal Transit Co., Kingston; renamed MAGGIE pre1883; towed by propeller ERIN in Cleveland & Kingston coal trade.

1885 Rebuilt; readmeasured; 166.4 x 26 x 11.8; 415 gross tons.

1898 In commission.

1918 Sank in storm.

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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