AMERICA (1863, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AMERICA
Also known as:
JOHN A. RYAN
Year of Build:
1863
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catherines, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Louis Shickluna
Original Owner and Location:
Norris & Neelon, St. Catherines, ONT
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134'
Beam:
23.8'
Depth:
10.8'
Tonnage (gross):
331
Tonnage (net):
302
History
Chronology:

145 ft overall, cost $25,000; launched week of Oct 5, 1863.

1870 Merchant's Line, Montreal to Upper Lakes.

1875 Western Express Line, Montreal to Chicago.

1877 Readmeasured, 631/418 tons.

1880 Dismantled, made barge Owen Sound, ONT; renamed JOHN A. RYAN; machinery into new steamer MANITOULIN; barge owned Thomas M. Ryan, Buffalo, NY.

No evidence ever registered in US as JOHN A. RYAN.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Sessional Papers
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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