ROCHESTER (1842, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROCHESTER
Also known as:
SIR CHARLES NAPIER
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George S. Weeks
Original Owner and Location:
Ontario Steam and Canal Boat Co., Oswego
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
75-100hp engine
Hull Dimensions
Length:
166'
Beam:
22'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (old style):
354 30/95
History
Chronology:

1844, Nov 20 Ashore, Oswego, NY in fog, released.

1850, Nov 7 Ashore in fog, Buffalo, NY, released.

1854 Enrolled, Oswego, NY.

1854 Renamed SIR CHARLES NAPIER, Canadian.

1855, Mar 6 Up for Public Auction, Kingston, ONT.

1860 Owned, Creighton & Co., Kingston, ONT; 365 ton riverboat.

1863 Owned Calvin & Breck, Garden Island, ONT; sidewheel tug. (noted in D. D. Calvins book as acquired in 1855, pg 118)

1866 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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