Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Watertown
Also known as:
Union
Year of Build:
1864
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, Foster Jenkins, Kingston, Ontario;
2. 1877, Kingston, Ontario;
Official Number:
92654
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Ferry
Additional vessel types:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
George Thurston
Ownership Notes:
Kinghorn, George M., (1864-1873); Hinchley, Coleman, (1868-1874); Nickle, William, (1873-1874); Williams, Robert, (1874-1880); Jackman,Frank, (1874-1880); Allen,J. F., (1880-1883); St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, (1883-1889); International Ferry and Railway Company, (1889-1902);
Master(s):
Hinkley, (1864-1866);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1864)
Hull Dimensions
1864
Length: 133' Width/Beam: 16.7' Depth: 8'
1866
Length: 132' Width/Beam: 23.8' Depth: 6.8'
Tonnage
1864
Gross: 179
1866
Gross: 154 Registered: 103
1877
Gross: 266.96 Registered: 162.06
Enrollments/Registration
December 3, 1864
   Port: Kingston Number: 157 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Kingston 4-12-1866
April 12, 1866
   Port: Kingston Number: 188 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: St. Catharines
   Port: St. Catharines
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Kingston 5-15-1868
May 15, 1868
   Port: Kingston
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toronto 00-00-1874
1874
   Port: Toronto
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Kingston 6-21-1877
June 21, 1877
   Port: Kingston
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt

Next document: (Register closed) 2-22-1912
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (Ferry Boat), Watertown (1864-1888);
b. Steamer (Scow), Union (1888-1902)
Nationality:
Canada (1864-1902)
Chronology:
1. 9/19/1865, Cape Vincent, Lake Ontario, caught fire and burned to the water's edge, later rebuilt;
2. 00/00/1902, scuttled;
Notes
General notes:
She lay idle for several years below the Ferry Dock at Fort Erie, Ontario, then she was dismantled and the hull scuttled in 1902;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Kingston,Ontario; Toronto, Ontario;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Early American Steamers, Vol. IV;
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869, 1874;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
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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