Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Africa (Propeller, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Africa
Year of Build:
1873
Rebuilt:
1. 1877;
2. 1886, Kingston, Ontario;
Official Number:
92285
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Power
Ownership Notes:
Patterson, Francis, (1873); Patterson,, T., (1873); Proctor, John, (1873);
Master(s):
Patterson, Francis, (1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 135.7' Width/Beam: 25.4' Depth: 12'
1886
Length: 148' Width/Beam: 26'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 352 Registered: 265
1877
Gross: 652.02 Net: 403.59
1886
Gross: 482
Enrollments/Registration
April 13, 1873
   Port: Kingston Number: 3 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Africa (1873-1895)
Nationality:
Canada (1873-1895)
Chronology:
1. 4/15/1886, Owen Sound Harbor, caught fire and burned, rebuilt, $30, 000 loss;
2. 10/8/1895, Owen Sound, Lake Huron, sank, (13 lives lost);
Notes
General notes:
She ran in the Western Express Line;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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