CATARAQUI (1847, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CATARAQUI
Also known as:
SWAN;CATARAQUI
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hatters Bay near Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
P.R. & B. Beaupre
Original Owner:
James Arthur Glassford
Power
Number of Masts:
0
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
90' 10"
Beam:
17'
Depth:
7.2'
Tonnage (gross):
101
Tonnage (net):
87
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Ontario
Date:
1864
How:
Lost.
History
Chronology:

1847, Dec 27 Owned James Gilmore, Montreal, QUE.

1853 Renamed SWAN.

1854 Owned William Darling, Montreal, QUE.

1855 Owned William Anglin, Kingston, ONT.

1856 Renamed CATARAQUI.

1860s Owned John & Hugh McLennan; 91.2 x 17.2 x 7.1', 59 tons; powered by steam with paddle wheels.

1867, Feb 21 Owned L. Barnes & Co., USA.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Canadian Registers
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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