Tecumseh (Steambarge, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chatham, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Duncan Chisholm and John Simpson
Ownership Notes:: Beathy & Company, (1873); Hyslop & Company, Ltd., (873-1881); Moffat, et. al., (1881-1884); Northern Transportation Company, Ltd., (1884-1891); McArthur, Patrick, (1891-1896); McArthur, B., (1895-1904); Mcarthur brothers, (1896-1909); McArthur, Peter, (1908); Teetheway & Sons, (1908-1909)

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Barge), Tecumseh (1873-1909)
Nationality:: Canada (1873-1909)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1874, Port Colborne, collision, (Schooner, Florida) repaired, $300 loss;
2. 5/00/1881, near Port Huron, sank and raised;
3. 00/00/1892, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Algerian), repaired;
4. 5/29/1897, Long Point, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Steamer, L. Shickluna), repaired;
5. 6/27/1898, Ripley's Rocks, Marquette, Lake Superior, sank and raised;
6. 5/2/1901, 9 miles from Gore Bay, wrecked in a storm and repaired;
7. 1/16/1909, Goderich Harbor, Ontario, caught fire and burned, sank;
8. 00/00/1911, hull was removed;

Notes

Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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