EUROPA (1854, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EUROPA
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hamilton, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
E. Harrison & Co.
Original Owner and Location:
M. W. Browne et al, Hamilton, ONT.
Ownership Notes:
R. Benner, T.N. Best.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
Propulsion Notes:
30' wheels.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
233.6'
Beam:
27.5'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (old style):
341
Final Disposition
Date:
1867
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

1855 Ran between Hamilton & Ogdensburg, ONT.

1855, Jun 25 Grounded Snake Island Shoal, east end Lake Ontario; undamaged.

1856 Owned J. Coleman, Dundas.

1856, Oct Collision with schooner T.Y. AVERY at Oswego.

1857, May 1 Owned Thomas Patton, Montreal, QUE.

1857, Aug 17 Sold to R. Bull, Hamilton, ONT.

1858, Apr 1 Sunk at Warf, Toronto, ONT.

1861, Ont 12 Owned Sincennes, MacNaghton & Co., Montreal; registered Hamilton.

1863, Nov 27 The Richelieu Co., Montreal.

1867 Scrapped.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
C. Patrick Labadie
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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