INTERNATIONAL (1872, Car Ferry (Rail Ferry))

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Identification

Vessel name:: INTERNATIONAL
Year of Build:: 1872
Official Number:: 96849

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fort Erie, ONT
Vessel Type:: Car Ferry (Rail Ferry)
Hull Materials:: Iron
Original Owner:: Grand Trunk Railway

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 2
Propulsion Notes:: 30 X 30'engines (2), 560hp @ 70rpm; by E.E. Gilbert, Montreal, QUE, 1872. 8' X 20' firebox boilers @ 60# steam; by Gilbert and Co., Montreal, QUE. 9' screws.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 210'
Beam:: 40'
Depth:: 12'
Tonnage (gross):: 851
Tonnage (net):: 559
Capacity:: 21 railroad cars

History

Chronology:

1872, Jul 17 Launched Fort Erie, ONT; ran Point Edward to Fort Gratiot; hull built Palmer and Co. at Yarrow on the Fyne, England, assembled Fort Erie.

1872, Dec 20 Caught in ice at Fort Erie, ONT.

1898 Owned Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway Co.; ran Sarnia, ONY to Fort Huron, MI.

1940 Made a barge at Sorel, QUE; 215.7 X 40 X 12.1', 891 gross / 891 net tons.

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