Richelieu (Steamer, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Montreal, Quebec
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Iron
Builder Name:: Asa Perkins
Ownership Notes:: Campbell, John, (1845-1873); Williamson, James, (1845-1886); Lemollin, (1854); Richelieu, (1860); Desalaberry, (1864); Department of Marine, (1873-1893); Filgate, Sam, (1893-1902); Dansereau, George, (1902-1906); Desrochers, Joe A., (1906-1912); Guyon, Calixte, (1912-1924); Gauthier, Joe T. Arthur, (1924-1930); Balanger, Theodore, (1924-1930); La Cie Traverse Valleyfield, (1930-1945); Valleyfield-Coteau du Lac Ferry Company, (1945-1954);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Richelieu (1845-1886);
b. Steamer, Belmont, (1886- 1893);
c. Steamer, Richelieu, (1893-1906);
d. Steamer, Beauharnois, (1906-1954)
Nationality:: Canada (1845-1954)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1878, Cap de la Madeleine, collision, (Steamer, Rocket), repaired and converted to a ferry;
2. 9/21/1882, near Montreal, St. Lawrence River, boiler explosion, (3 lives lost), rebuilt;
3. 10/5/1941, Houses burned off, rebuilt with wheels recessed in the hull;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $9,500, in 1860; $8,600, in 1864 and noted as a river boat;
1865, she was chartered as a buoy tender to Montreal Trinity House; She ran as a ferry, Lachine-Caughwanaga, (1879-1882);
1906-1915, she was a ferry, Montreal-Lachine-Chateauguay-Beauharnois; 1915-1924 she was a ferry, Verdun-LaTortue, Quebec; In 1924 she ran as a ferry, Valleyfield-Coteau Landing, Quebec;
She was abandoned in 1954, being 109 years old; 1954, sold to Carl Sinray of Quebec, who put her in a hole on the lake bank and filled in around her; He then removed the machinery and converted her into a dance hall;
Sources:: 1. Vessel Register: (1854-1866);
2. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;

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