Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Emerald (Steamer, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Emerald
Year of Build:
1846
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Aylmer, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Perkins
Ownership Notes:
Union Forwarding Company,(1869);
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 140' Width/Beam: 19'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 174
1869
Gross: 185
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Emerald (1846- )
Nationality:
Canada (1846- )
Chronology:

1. 5/00/1861, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Middlesex), repaired, $100 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was broken up by 1879;
She was valued at $12,000,in 1864, and was noted as a river boat;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
3. Vessel Register: 1864;
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
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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