NIPISSING (1871, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NIPISSING
Year of Build:
1871
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gravenhurst, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: "Pagoda" wheelhouse, rounded fantail stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
A.P. Cockburn
Original Owner and Location:
A.P. Cockburn, Gravenhurst
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
24" cylinder. 6' stroke. Return tubular boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
115'
Beam:
19'
Tonnage (gross):
150 or 153
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Fraser Island, near Port Cockburn, ONT.
Lake Joseph.
Date:
3 Aug 1886
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Engine into NIPISSING, 1887.
History
Chronology:

1871 Ran Lake Muskola.

1871, Nov 17 Accident; forced into winter quarters.

Unknown date Hurricane deck added.

1877 Ran Lake Muskoka & Lake Joseph.

1881, Jan 10 Owned Muskoka & Nipissing Navigation Co. (A.P. Cockburn & Donald A. Smith et al).

1886, Aug 3 Burned.

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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