Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Year of Build:
1841
Rebuilt:
1 1861;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Niagara, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Ewings
Ownership Notes:
Calvin, (1864-1873); Breck, (1864-1873);
Hull Dimensions
1841
Length: 141' Width/Beam: 35'
Tonnage
1841
Gross: 407
1861
Gross: 221
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (River Tug), America (1841- )
Nationality:
Canada (1841- )
Chronology:
1. 4/18/1848, Grasse Island, Detroit River, ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1850, near Buffalo, boiler exploded, hull towed to Erie in July, 1850;
3. 10/1874, Kingston, Ontario, sank;
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $7,000, in 1860; $4,000, in 1866; $4,000, in 1873;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register; (1860-1875);
2. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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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