Wisconsin Maritime Museum

North America (Steamer, 1842)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
North America
Also known as:
Malakoff
Year of Build:
1842
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, James P. Gay, Milan, Ohio;
Official Number:
33446
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Tate Brothers, (1854); Paton, W. H., (1856); Boylan, J. L., (1857); Tait, G., (1857);
Master(s):
Sands, (1853); Martin, Francis, (1853); Boylan, J. L., (1857);
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 116' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 8' 8"
Tonnage
1842
Gross: 181
1857
Gross: 214 + 51/95
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Sandusky 9-30-1857
September 30, 1857
   Port: Sandusky Number: 37 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, North America (1842-1856);
b. Steamer, Malakoff (1856-1857)
Nationality:
Canada (1842-1856); American (1857-1857)
Chronology:
1. 12/00/1855, St. Lawrence River, struck a rock, sank and raised, $8, 000 loss;
2. 11/00/1857, near Goderich, Ontario, wrecked;
Notes
General notes:
She was noted as "under repairs" in the 1854 Vessel Register;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: 1854;
2. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
3. Vessel Register: 1854;
4. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
5. Master Abstracts: Sandusky, Ohio;
6. Enrollment: Sandusky, Ohio;
7. John Poole's notes;
8. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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