MERRITT (1864, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MERRITT
Also known as:
W.K.MERRITT
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
46253
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brockville, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
William Saunders
Original Owner and Location:
Chaffey Brothers, Kingston, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
174' 6"
Beam:
38' 2"
Depth:
12' 5"
Tonnage (gross):
746
History
Chronology:

1864, Nov 9 Registered at Montreal, QUE.

1869 Owned Remer & Co; 1127 gross / 979 net tons, barque rigged.

1870 Owned Allan & Co, Montreal.

1873, Jul 11 Foundered off Cape Magdalen, QUE.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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