CATARACT (1846, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CATARACT
Also known as:
COLUMBIAN
Year of Build:
1846
Official Number:
4934
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Clayton, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: 2 stacks.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
John Oades
Original Owner and Location:
St. Lawrence Steamboat Co., Ogdensburg, NY
Ownership Notes:
Elijah B. Allen et al.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
44" x 132" vertical beam engine, Henry R. Dunham & Co. 32' paddle wheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
209.6'
Beam:
27.6'
Depth:
9.9'
Tonnage (old style):
577 29/95
Final Disposition
Date:
1871
How:
Dismantled.
History
Chronology:

Similar to BAY STATE, NIAGARA & ONTARIO.

1847, Jun 24 Enrolled Ogdensburg, NY; length 224' overall.

1847 - 60 Nine enrollments Ogdensburg; 1 enrollment Oswego.

1860 Owned American Steamboat Co., Ogdensburg.

1863 Owned Ontario Steam Boat Co., Oswego.

1866 577 tons.

1868 Rebuilt Rochester, owned Oswego; 792 gross tons; US4939; laid up at Charlotte, NY.

1870, Dec 2 Owned Welland Canal Co., Edward Carruthers, Montreal & Charles Perry, Toronto; renamed COLUMBIAN C51695.

1871 Engine to CUMBERLAND, 1871; hull sold to Hall and Gardner, used as barge.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Sessional Papers
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
F. E. Hamilton
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Lytle List
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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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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