WALES (1864, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WALES
Year of Build:
1864
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brockville, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George Chaffey & Brothers
Master Carpenter:
William Saunders
Original Owner and Location:
Chaffey Brothers, Kingston, ONT
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
110'
Beam:
19.4'
Depth:
10.9'
Tonnage (gross):
188
Tonnage (net):
96
History
Chronology:

1866 Armed, did service as gun boat, upper lakes.

1869, Dec 4 Owned Archibald Hamilton Campbell, Peterbrough, ONT

1872, May 9 Fast on a rock, mouth of Muskoka River.

1873 Owned Hotchkins, Kingston, ONT

1873, Jun Owned J. C. Hughson & Co., Kingston

1877 Owned A. H. Campbell, Peterborough

1881, Apr 27 Rebister transfered to Toronto, ONT

1881, May 6 Dismantled, made a barge Collingwood, ONT

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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