TELEGRAM (1884, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TELEGRAM
Year of Build:
1884
Official Number:
85497
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Collingwood, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Note: Passenger & freight
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
James Storey
Original Owner and Location:
Charles Duffy, Collingwood, Ontario
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20 x 22" stroke, 35hp engine, built by William Kennedy & Sons, Owen Sound, Ontario
Hull Dimensions
Length:
108'
Beam:
21'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
321.59
Tonnage (net):
215.87
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Rattlesnake Harbor, Fitzwilliam Island, Georgian Bay
Date:
1 Nov 1908
How:
Fire
Notes:
Caught fire & was destroyed in the harbor, no loss of life
History
Chronology:

1885, May 11 Registered at Collingwood, Ontario

1898 On route Collingwood to Michipicoten

1899 Owned J. Ganley, Collingwood

1901 On Lake Superior route

1902 Owned H. Cleland, Collingwood

1906 Owned Dominion Fish Company, to run Owen Sound, Wiarton, Lion's

Head & Providence Bay

1908, December 26 Registry closed, wrecked

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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