Ottawa (Propeller, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Montreal, Quebec
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: A. Cantin
Ownership Notes:: Torrance, (1854); Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River Steamboat Company, (1855); Hooker, Pridham, & Company, 1856-1857); Hooker, Jacques & Company, (1860); Jacques, Tracy & Company, (1864);
Master(s):: McGrath, (1854-1856); Hannah, (1857); Kelly, J. R., (1857);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Ottawa (1847-)
Nationality:: Canada (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/27/1851, near Kingston, collision, (Propeller, Reindeer), sank and raised, (merchandise), $16, 000 loss;
2. 8/16/1853, St. Lawrence River, ashore and released, $600 loss;
3. 7/22/1855, near Brockville, St. Lawrence River, collision, (Steamer, Tibbetts) repaired, $6, 000 loss;
4. 7/00/1859, Lachine Rapids, broke her shaft and repaired, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at 5,000 pounds, in 1854; $20,000, in 1856; $18,000, in 1857; $10,000 in 1860; $14,000 ,in 1864 and noted as a (Pollywog) river boat;
She was broken up in 1870;
Sources:: 1. Vessel Register:: (1854-1864);
2. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1830;
3. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

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