CALVIN, H.A. (1868, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CALVIN, H.A.
Year of Build:
1868
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Garden Island, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Rafting & salvage vessel.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H. Roney
Original Owner and Location:
Calvin & Breck, Kingston, ONT
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
143.9'
Beam:
42.8'
Depth:
9.9'
Tonnage (gross):
309
Tonnage (net):
163
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Garden Island, ONT.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
31 Dec 1895
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Accidental fire at Calvin Shipyard; also reported wreaked by ice; dismantling completed Dec 1896.
History
Chronology:

1870 Calvin pulled bark GEORGE THURSTON off Nicholson's Island & delivered her to Messrs Rathbun & Co, Min Point.

1872 Dec CALVIN failed to get steamer YORK off Petticoat Reef; saved valuable deck cargo.

1878 Registered new measurements 299 gross tons, 157 registered tons.

1895, Dec 31 Accidental fire, Garden Island, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Canadian Registers
Canadian Sessional Papers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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