BEATRICE (1882, Ferry)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BEATRICE
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
83029
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallaceburg, ONT
Vessel Type:
Ferry
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William J. McDonnell
Original Owner and Location:
John Green, Sarnia, ONT
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16 x 16", 40 hp engine from Hyslop & Ronald, Chatham, ONT (1870).
Hull Dimensions
Length:
79.2'
Beam:
16.2'
Depth:
6.4'
Tonnage (gross):
66.26
Tonnage (net):
45.06
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Stanley, ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
4 Dec 1885
How:
Burned.
Notes:
1886, Jul Registry closed.
History
Chronology:

1883, Aug Burned St. Clair River near Sarnia, ONT.

1885, Dec 4 Burned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Canadian Registers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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