MAXWELL, F.B. (1877, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAXWELL, F.B.
Also known as:
MANITOU
Year of Build:
1877
Official Number:
74245
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sorel, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Girard Frechette
Original Owner and Location:
Oliver Gillespie, Cornwall, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
32 X 96", 75hp low pressure engine by Beauchemin & Sons, Sorel, QUE. Engine into CITY OF TORONTO (1895).
Hull Dimensions
Length:
137.5'
Beam:
23.5'
Depth:
8.2'
Tonnage (gross):
497.11
Tonnage (net):
271.9
History
Chronology:

1879, Sep 19 Collision with steamer PRINCE ARTHUR at Toronto, ONT, Lake Ontario.

1886 Renamed MANITOU; to Georgian Bay.

1891 Owned Muskoka & Georgian Bay Navigation Co., Gravenhurst.

1892, Oct 21 Owned North Shore Navigation Co.

1895, Nov 1 Dismantled; engine into CITY OF TORONTO.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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