Also known as:

NORTHERNER;STATE OF VIRGINIA

Year of Build:

1850

Official Number:

22096

Built at:

Oswego, NY

Vessel Type:

Steamer

Hull Materials:

Wood

Builder Name:

George S. Weeks

Propulsion:

Sidewheel

Length:

232'

Beam:

30.5'

Depth:

12.5'

Tonnage (old style):

905

Date:

1876

How:

Abandoned.

1854, Aug Broke walking beam & Machinery on Lake Ontario.

1854, Nov Damaged on St. Clair Flats; renamed NORTHERNER.

1861, Dec 31 Owned United States Quartermaster Department.

1865, Nov 4 Renamed STATE OF VIRGINIA; 1001 tons; went to coast for U.S. Civil War.

1874 Broken up.

1876 Abandoned.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie