WATER LILY (1870, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WATER LILY
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
94923
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brewers Mills, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Ainslee
Original Owner and Location:
Fraser & George, Kingston, ONT
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
10 1/2 x 12", 17hp engine by Davidson & Doran, Kingston, ONT, 1870.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
92'
Beam:
22'
Depth:
5.6'
Tonnage (gross):
97
History
Chronology:

1870, Oct 11 Readmeasured 92 x 22 x 5.6', 97 3,256/3,500 tons.

1871, Aug 18 Owned George Davidson et al, Kingston, ONT.

1877 Owned J.B. Robinson, Thurlow, ONT; readmeasured 95.77 gross tons.

1891 Rebuilt at Picton, ONT by A.W. Hepburn (or John Tait); 100 x 18.4 x 5.7', 95.09 gross tons.

1893 Owned Arthur William Hepburn, Kingston.

1905, Apr 17 Owned Ontario & Quebec Navigation Co., Picton, ONT.

1916, May 3 Shortened to 97.01' at Montreal, QUE.

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