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  • ERIN (1839, Steamer)
    ERIN (1839, Steamer)
    Ship       Final Date: 1850; Dimensions (LBD): 92' x 15.2' x 5.5' ; 1850 Appears to have been rebuilt or repaired; owned James Douglas, Montreal, QUE. 1850, Aug 16 Owned John Wilcox McIntyre, Lachute, District of Montreal. 1850, Oct 16 Registered Montreal. 1850 Scrapped.; Original Owner: James Douglas
    Ship     Final Date: 1850; Dimensions (LBD): 92' x 15.2' x 5.5' ; 1850 Appears to have been rebuilt or repaired; owned James Douglas, Montreal, QUE. 1850, Aug 16 Owned John Wilcox …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • BROTHERS (1839, Steamer)
    BROTHERS (1839, Steamer)
    Ship       Final Date: May 1856; First ferry at Chatham, ONT. Ran daily, Chatham, Amhurstburg, Detroit & Windsor with steamer HASTINGS. 1842, Nov 21 Stranded Lake Erie at Pt. Mouilee. 1854 Used as towboat at St.Clair Flats, deteriorated condition; owned Eberts, Chatham. 1856 Owned Charles Davis, Chatham.; Original Owner: W. Eberts; Final …
    Ship     Final Date: May 1856; First ferry at Chatham, ONT. Ran daily, Chatham, Amhurstburg, Detroit & Windsor with steamer HASTINGS. 1842, Nov 21 Stranded Lake Erie at Pt. Mouilee. 1854 Used …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • GILDERSLEEVE (1839, Steamer)
    GILDERSLEEVE (1839, Steamer)
    Ship       Final Date: 1874; Dimensions (LBD): 140' x 0' x 0' ; 1840 Boiler explosion, Toronto, ONT. 1845 Lengthened at Kingston, upper cabins. 1854 Owned Gildersleeve. 1854 Owned Maxwell & Co. 1855 Listed for public auction, Kingston, ONT. 1863 Owned Calvin & Breck, Garden Island, ONT; 300 ton river tug. 1868 …
    Ship     Final Date: 1874; Dimensions (LBD): 140' x 0' x 0' ; 1840 Boiler explosion, Toronto, ONT. 1845 Lengthened at Kingston, upper cabins. 1854 Owned Gildersleeve. 1854 Owned Maxwell & Co. …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • ONTARIO (1839, Steamer)
    ONTARIO (1839, Steamer)
    Ship       Other Names: LORD SYDENHAM;MONTREAL; Official No.: 32910; Final Date: 1863; Dimensions (LBD): 197' x 25' x 9' ; 1840, April 22 Shaft, crank, beam & cylinders of an engine broke, Saint Lawrence River 1841 Renamed LORD SYDENHAM 1843, May 29 Struck & sunk steamer QUEEN, Saint Lawrence River 1846 Sank, …
    Ship     Other Names: LORD SYDENHAM;MONTREAL; Official No.: 32910; Final Date: 1863; Dimensions (LBD): 197' x 25' x 9' ; 1840, April 22 Shaft, crank, beam & cylinders of an engine broke, …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • PACIFIC (1839, Schooner)
    PACIFIC (1839, Schooner)
    Ship       1864 Owned R. Mara, Toronto, ONT.
    Ship     1864 Owned R. Mara, Toronto, ONT.
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  • NONESUCH (1839, Schooner)
    NONESUCH (1839, Schooner)
    Ship       Final Date: 4 May 1857; 1850 Rebuilt at Long Island. 1854, Oct 28 Owned Hiram Hitchcock, Kingston, ONT; sold to Thomas Davis; 239 x 20.6 x 8.9'; 262 tons. 1857, May 4 Sprang a leak & sank near Stoney Creek, Lake Ontario; owned R. Wetherall, Hamilton, ONT. 1859, Oct 27 …
    Ship     Final Date: 4 May 1857; 1850 Rebuilt at Long Island. 1854, Oct 28 Owned Hiram Hitchcock, Kingston, ONT; sold to Thomas Davis; 239 x 20.6 x 8.9'; 262 tons. 1857, …
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  • SHAMROCK (1839, Schooner)
    SHAMROCK (1839, Schooner)
    Ship       1844 Owned McPherson & Crane 1844, May Capsized in gale near Point Abino, Lake Erie 1849 Large repairs, renamed PETREL, 106 tons 1851 Rebuilt, Port Dover, Ontario, 140 tons 1854 Owned Norris & Company, St. Catharines, Ontario 1860 Owned Norris & Neelon, St. Catharines 1860, April 25 Ashore near Long …
    Ship     1844 Owned McPherson & Crane 1844, May Capsized in gale near Point Abino, Lake Erie 1849 Large repairs, renamed PETREL, 106 tons 1851 Rebuilt, Port Dover, Ontario, 140 tons 1854 …
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • QUEEN  VICTORIA (1839, Schooner)
    QUEEN VICTORIA (1839, Schooner)
    Ship       Dimensions (LBD): 19' x 17.7' x 8.8' ; 1849 Rebuilt. 1854 Owned by Hood, Hamilton, ONT.; Original Owner: J. Flood
    Ship     Dimensions (LBD): 19' x 17.7' x 8.8' ; 1849 Rebuilt. 1854 Owned by Hood, Hamilton, ONT.; Original Owner: J. Flood
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • Brothers (1839)
    Brothers (1839)
    Ship       Dimensions unknown. Built by McGregor, Chatham Ont. and launched spring 1839. Used Chatham-Amherstburg at first, then towboat; occasionally Windsor ferry. Not the best steamboat: "We saw her forcing her way through the "subtle element" and from the moderate rate of speed exhibited we calculated that her engine is not of …
    Ship     Dimensions unknown. Built by McGregor, Chatham Ont. and launched spring 1839. Used Chatham-Amherstburg at first, then towboat; occasionally Windsor ferry. Not the best steamboat: "We saw her forcing her way …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Henry Gildersleeve (1839)
    Henry Gildersleeve (1839)
    Ship       First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 255 tons Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1845 Approx 140'. Owned by Gildersleeve, Kingston; T. Maxwell & Co. 1853; to Calvin & Breck 1855. Built by Shea, Kingston and launched 04/12/39. First engine by Ward & Brush, Montreal, replaced about 1848 with another (details unknown) …
    Ship     First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 255 tons Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1845 Approx 140'. Owned by Gildersleeve, Kingston; T. Maxwell & Co. 1853; to Calvin & Breck 1855. Built …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Gore (1839)
    Gore (1839)
    Ship       Other Names: Goderich (1845); Gore; 125x16x9 Owned by J. Lockhart; to D. Bethune, Cobourg 1840, other owners later. Built by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. and launched 22/04/39. Used on Lake Ontario, moved to Lake Huron 1845. Bow and stern had to be amputated to transit Welland Canal, reassembled Dunnville …
    Ship     Other Names: Goderich (1845); Gore; 125x16x9 Owned by J. Lockhart; to D. Bethune, Cobourg 1840, other owners later. Built by Niagara Harbour & Dock Co. and launched 22/04/39. Used on …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Provincial (1839)
    Provincial (1839)
    Ship       Other Names: Wilmington; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1854) as Wilmington 170x22x10 (width over paddle boxes 47') Owned by Provincial Insurance Co., chartered to Capt. Kidd, Montreal (its captain). Sold to unknown buyers 1856. Built by L. B. Cully, Baltimore Md. 1839. Engine 48x120 by Workman & Pratt, Baltimore. Arrived Quebec from …
    Ship     Other Names: Wilmington; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1854) as Wilmington 170x22x10 (width over paddle boxes 47') Owned by Provincial Insurance Co., chartered to Capt. Kidd, Montreal (its captain). Sold to unknown …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Victoria (1839)
    Victoria (1839)
    Ship       Official No.: 35148; 89x21x8 Owned by City of Saint John; to H. B. Crosby, Saint John N. B. 1854. Built by I. & W. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched 11/05/39. Engine by Fawcett Preston & Co., Liverpool England. Ferry. "A BALL will be hoisted on the above Steamer when …
    Ship     Official No.: 35148; 89x21x8 Owned by City of Saint John; to H. B. Crosby, Saint John N. B. 1854. Built by I. & W. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Hart (1839)
    Hart (1839)
    Ship       120x19x8 Owned by A. T. Hart, Trois Rivières; E. Baker, "St. Giles" 1846. Built by O. Chartier (or Cloutier), Trois Rivières and launched 08/06/39. Engine 36x48 (maker unknown), to "Enterprize". Usually used Montreal-Quebec.
    Ship     120x19x8 Owned by A. T. Hart, Trois Rivières; E. Baker, "St. Giles" 1846. Built by O. Chartier (or Cloutier), Trois Rivières and launched 08/06/39. Engine 36x48 (maker unknown), to "Enterprize". …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • New Brunswick (1839)
    New Brunswick (1839)
    Ship       169x20x9 First owner unknown; to T. M. Smith (Fredericton Steamboat Co.) 1847. Built by Messrs. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched 15/05/39. Engine 50x60 by Mitchell & Nelson, Glasgow, to "Pilot". Used on Saint John River. Sank 20/11/40 Indiantown, raised. Rammed and sank "Meteor" 03/11/42 Fredericton.
    Ship     169x20x9 First owner unknown; to T. M. Smith (Fredericton Steamboat Co.) 1847. Built by Messrs. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched 15/05/39. Engine 50x60 by Mitchell & Nelson, Glasgow, to …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ontario (1839)
    Ontario (1839)
    Ship       Other Names: Lord Sydenham (1840); Montreal; First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 235 x 23 -- -324 tons Rebuilt: Sorel, Quebec, Canada in 1847 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Quebec, Quebec, Canada 197x25x9 (width over paddle boxes 53') Owned by J. Hamilton, Kingston; to W. & G. Tate, Montreal 1840; to …
    Ship     Other Names: Lord Sydenham (1840); Montreal; First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 235 x 23 -- -324 tons Rebuilt: Sorel, Quebec, Canada in 1847 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Quebec, Quebec, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Lady Colborne (1839)
    Lady Colborne (1839)
    Ship       Other Names: Crescent (1850); First Rebuild: Official Number: 33445 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 172 x 23 Rebuilt: in 1849 173x20x10 (width over paddle boxes 39') Owned by G. Tate, Montreal 1840, 1855; J. Glassford, Montreal 1858. Built by Shea & Merritt, Montreal and launched 18/05/39. First engine 10x120 by Molson's Foundry, …
    Ship     Other Names: Crescent (1850); First Rebuild: Official Number: 33445 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 172 x 23 Rebuilt: in 1849 173x20x10 (width over paddle boxes 39') Owned by G. Tate, Montreal 1840, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • David Ames (1839)
    David Ames (1839)
    Ship       115x20x9 Owned by Jodoin-Lesperance. Built by J. Lemelin, Quebec 1839 Towboat, sometimes Longueuil ferry at Montreal.
    Ship     115x20x9 Owned by Jodoin-Lesperance. Built by J. Lemelin, Quebec 1839 Towboat, sometimes Longueuil ferry at Montreal.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • North America (1839)
    North America (1839)
    Ship       156x22x12 Owned by J. Whitney, Saint John N. B. Built by W. & R. Wright, Saint John N. B. and launched 11/09/39. Engines (2) by Fawcett Preston & Co., Liverpool England. Usually used Saint John-Boston, sometimes to St. John's Nfld. Had 80' saloon, 50' ladies' cabin. "Will be provided with …
    Ship     156x22x12 Owned by J. Whitney, Saint John N. B. Built by W. & R. Wright, Saint John N. B. and launched 11/09/39. Engines (2) by Fawcett Preston & Co., Liverpool …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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