CECELIA (1865, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CECELIA
Year of Build:
1865
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Dalhousie, ONT
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Donaldson & Andrews
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
136'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (old style):
342
Final Disposition
Final Location:
20 miles off Port Arthur, ONT.
Lake Superior.
Date:
2 Nov 1883
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Wood.
Notes:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1867, Apr 16 Left Toronto for Liverpool, England with cargo peas.

1871 Owned Scarth, et al, Windsor.

1872 Ran into grounded steamer ATLANTIC, St. Clair Flats; lost bowsprit & all gear forward.

1873, Sep Sunk in Collision with schooner ORIENTAL, Point Pelee, Lake Erie

1873, Sep 26 Raised by Coast Wrecking Co., taken to Detroit for repairs.

1876 Repaired.

1879, May Grounded North Harbor Reef, Lake Erie; released by tug PRINCE ALFRED.

1881 Mar 24 Owned Peter Ryan, Toronto.

1883 Owned David Hunter, Port Dalhousie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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USA
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