ELEANOR (1866, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ELEANOR
Year of Build:
1866
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bedford Mills, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Chaffey
Master Carpenter:
W. Guthrie
Original Owner:
John Chaffey
Hull Dimensions
Length:
47'
Beam:
10.3'
Depth:
6.8'
Tonnage (gross):
22
Tonnage (net):
7
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Pigeon Island.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
14 May 1891
Notes:
Towing two barges, sprang leak & sunk. 1891, Dec 31 Register closed.
History
Chronology:

1877, Jun Readmeasured 25 gross / 7 net tons.

1879, Aug 2 Owned J. Francis Swift, Kingston, ONT.

1887, Apr 19 Owned Charles Guildersleve, Kingston.

1891, May 14 Sunk off Pigeon Island, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Registers
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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