Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lady of the Lake (Steamer, 1842)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lady of the Lake
Also known as:
Queen City
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
George S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:
Ontario Steam and Canal Boat Company, (1842-1848); Allen, E. B., (1848-1853); Ontario & St. Lawren ce Steamboat Company, (1848-1853); Brown, M. W., (1853-1854);
Master(s):
Chapman, R. W., (1848); Vincent, (1852); Taylor, J. J., (1853);
Hull Dimensions
1842
Length: 197' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 9' 2"
Tonnage
1842
Gross: 422 + 78/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 28, 1842
   Port: Oswego Number: 29 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 6-27-1848
June 27, 1848
   Port: Oswego Number: 36 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Lady of the Lake (1842-1854);
b. Steamer, Queen City (1854-1855)
Nationality:
American (1842-1854), Canada (1854-1855)
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1849, Lake Ontario, broke her shaft, got into Genesee River and repaired, $1, 200 loss;
2. 1/22/1855, Queen's Wharf, Toronto, caught fire and burned to the waters edge, sank;
Notes
General notes:
Sold Foreign in 1854;
Machinery: Crosshead engine built by Allaire Works, New York, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. V;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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