RAPIDS PRINCE (1910, Passenger Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RAPIDS PRINCE
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
130418
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toronto, ONT
Vessel Type:
Passenger Steamer
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
5
Builder Name:
Toronto Ship Yards
Original Owner and Location:
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company, Limited, Montreal, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:
8
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
Two 12.5, 20, 22 + 22" x 16", 900hp at 240rpm, four cylinder, triple-expansion engines built by John Inglis Company, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, 1910 14'8" x 11'6", forced-draft, scotch boiler built by John Inglis Company, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
196' 6"
Beam:
37'
Depth:
9' 8"
Tonnage (gross):
1384
Tonnage (net):
955
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario, Lake Ontario
Date:
1951
How:
Scrapped by Steel Company of Canada, Limited
History
Chronology:

1914-51 Owned Canada Steamship Lines, Limited, Montreal, Quebec

1929 Rebuilt at Lauzon, Quebec; 197 x 37 x 9.25;

1314 gross/673 net tons

1949 Retired from service

1951 Scrapped

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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