Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Alexander Watson (Propeller, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alexander Watson
Year of Build:
1870
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallaceburg, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Ownership Notes:
Weston, John, (1870-1871); Watson, Alex, (1870-1871);
Master(s):
Imes, J. R., (1871);
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 90' Width/Beam: 24'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 35
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Alexander Watson (1870- )
Nationality:
Canada (1870- )
Chronology:
1. 5//00/1871, Wallaceburg, Lambton, Ontario, head of Walpole Island, St. Clair River, caught fire and burned to water's
edge, sank, $7, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She was built at Bear Creek;
Sources:
1. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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