BY, JOHN (1832, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BY, JOHN
Year of Build:
1832
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John Kirby
Original Owner:
Robert Drummond
Power
Propulsion:
Sternwheel
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
110'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (old style):
100
Final Disposition
Final Location:
near Port Credit, close to Toronto, ONT.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
25 Oct 1833
How:
Wrecked on shore.
History
Chronology:

Regular route, York (Toronto) - Kingston, ONT; one of earliest sternwheelers; one of first high pressure engines.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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