FLOWER CITY (1879, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FLOWER CITY
Also known as:
FLOWER CITY;ONTARIO
Year of Build:
1879
Official Number:
120413
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Rochester, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Geo. N. Ault
Original Owner and Location:
Genesee River & Lake Ontario Steamboat Co., Rochester, NY.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
34" x 7' engine.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
120.5'
Beam:
20.5'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
217.06
History
Chronology:

1880, Aug 31 First enrolled Genesee, NY.

1881, Aug 6 Burned Clayton dock, NY; partial loss.

1884 Rebuilt by Robert Davis, Clayton; owned M. Barney, Clayton; 160' 7" x 21' x 7'6"; 444 gross / 245 net tons; renamed ONTARIO, US155097.

1887, Apr Owned Alexandria Bay & Thousand Island Steamboat Co.

1891 Sold Cuban.

1892, Jun 30 U.S. documents surrendered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Milwaukee Public Library
Newspaper Clippings
Marine Directory, R. L. Polk Co., Detroit
Peter J. VanderLinden
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
Donald V. Baut
Beesons Marine Directory
F. E. Hamilton
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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