Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sir Robert Peel (Steamer, 1837)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sir Robert Peel
Also known as:
Pacific
Year of Build:
1837
Rebuilt:
1. 1839, Whitby, Ontario;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brockville, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Mara, R., (1864);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1837)
Hull Dimensions
1837
Length: 161' Width/Beam: 30'
Tonnage
1864
Gross: 65
1864
Gross: 350
1839
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Sir Robert Peel (1837-1839);
b. Schooner, Pacific (1839- )
Nationality:
Canada (1837- )
Chronology:
1. 5/29/1838, caught on fire, burned at wharf of Well's Island, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, by Patriots in retaliation
for the destruction of the Steamer, Carolina;
2. 00/00/1839
3. 00/00/1862, caught on fire, burned;
Notes
General notes:
She made a trip to Liverpool, England from Toronto, Ontario in 1844, This was the first vessel from the Great Lakes to cross the Atlantic Ocean;
1864, she was valued at $400;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: 1864;
2. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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