Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Corsican (Steamer, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Corsican
Also known as:
Picton
Year of Build:
1870
Rebuilt:
1. 1897, O. Frechette, Montreal, Ontario;
2. 1907;
Official Number:
167791
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Composite
Builder Name:
E. Gilbert
Ownership Notes:
Canadian Navigation Company, (1870); Richelieu Navigation Company, (1874-1875); Royal Canadian Steamship Company, (1875);
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 175.8' Width/Beam: 27.8' Depth: 11'
1897
Length: 179.2' Width/Beam: 27' Depth: 11.2'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 398 Net: 381
1897
Gross: 946 Registered: 502
1907
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Corsican (1870-1905);
b. Steamer, Picton, (1905-1907);
c. Barge, Picton (1907- )
Nationality:
Canada (1870- )
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1875, South Bay Point, Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
2. 9/21/1904, Toronto, caught on fire and burned, repaired; (Check this date as Wright has 9/21/1907 as disaster date);
Notes
General notes:
She was launched from the shipyard of Cantin, of Montreal, in 1870;
She has a wood bottom on the outside of an iron hull and is a composite hull;
Machinery: horizontal engine, 44" diameter x 10' stroke;
Sources:
1. Detroit Free Press: 10/27/1870;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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