KEMPT, SIR JAMES (1829, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KEMPT, SIR JAMES
Year of Build:
1829
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bath, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Gildersleeve
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
Machinery into iron steamer PRINCE OF WALES (1842).
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
150 - 200
Final Disposition
Date:
1841
How:
Broken up.
History
Chronology:

Ran 12 miles per hour; fastest on the Lakes.

1833, Sep Collision with BRITANNIA, Lake Ontario.

1837 Ran Prescott, ONT - Bay of Quinte.

1841 Broken up; machinery into PRINCE OF WALES.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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