BUTLER, TOBIAS (1872, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BUTLER, TOBIAS
Also known as:
MARQUIS
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
71246
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mill Point, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Note: Largest vessel built on Bay of Quinte.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H.B. Rathbun & Son
Master Carpenter:
Wm. Jamison
Original Owner and Location:
William Hall, Toronto, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
148'
Beam:
28.9'
Depth:
11.5'
Tonnage (gross):
446
Tonnage (net):
424
Capacity:
500 tons, or 500,000' lumber.
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Harbor Beach abreast of Forest Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
12 Nov 1892
Final Cargo:
Block stone.
Notes:
Stranded in blizzard & gale.
History
Chronology:

1872, Aug 27 Vessel launched at Mill Point.

1874 Rebuilt as 3 mast schooner.

1876 Renamed MARQUIS; owned William Hall, Toronto.

1881, Nov Stranded at Devil's Nose, near Charlotte, NY.

1883, Nov 17 Heavy damage in Great Storm on Lake Ontario.

1889 Towed by steamer AFRICA.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Canadian Registers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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