IRELAND, W.S. (1872, Scow)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
IRELAND, W.S.
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
85709
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallaceburg, ONT
Vessel Type:
Scow
Note: Steam scow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J.W. Steinhoff
Master Carpenter:
A. McDonald
Original Owner and Location:
J.W. Steinhoff, et.al., Wallaceburg, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
86.5'
Beam:
24.2'
Depth:
6.7'
Tonnage (old style):
140
History
Chronology:

1872, Aug 13 Launched.

1872, Nov 29 Collision with schooner TRADER, St. Clair Flats.

1873 Owned McKerral, Wallaceburg, ONT.

1874, Nov Aground Bayfield, Lake Huron.

1882, Mar 3 Owned Willard Helmer, et.al., Chatham, ONT.

1882 Owned Dainard & H., Wallaceburg.

1883 Rebuilt; 105 gross / 71 net tons.

1884, Feb 4 Owned Charles Livingston, Dresden, ONT.

1886, Jul 8 Sunk Thames River, Chatham; raised.

1890 Owned John Cooper, Wallaceburg.

1892, Apr 23 Burned at Wallaceburg, St. Clair River.

1905 Reduced to a barge.

1914 Owned John Cooper, Chatham, ONT.

1920 Out of registry.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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