ENERGY (1883, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ENERGY
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
85704
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallaceburg, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Note: Houses aft, round stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Taylor
Original Owner and Location:
Wm. Scarlett McLean et al., Wallaceburg, ONT.
Ownership Notes:
Jas. H. McLean, Wallaceburg
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16.5 x 18", 240hp, 120rpm engine, Kerr Bros., Walkerville, ONT. 16 1/2' x 12', 75# firebox boiler, 1882.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
81'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
6.5'
Tonnage (gross):
116
Tonnage (net):
70
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Amherstburg. Detroit River
Date:
Jan 1915
How:
Dismantled.
Notes:
1937 Hull removed from boneyard.
History
Chronology:

1883, Aug 22 Launched.

1884, Jun 10 Bound Wallaceburg - Detroit, sunk on Lake St. Clair; raised.

1890 River only, coarse freighter.

1899 Owned McQueen, Wallaceburg, ONT.

1914 Owned J. Hackett, Amherstburg, ONT.

1915, Jan Dismantled Amherstburg.

1915, Jan 12 Certificate of registry surrendered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
C. Patrick Labadie
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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