City of Dresden (Propeller, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Walkerville, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Jenkins brothers
Ownership Notes:: LaFramboise, Joe, (1872); Weston, John, (1872); Sherley, Charles D., (1895-1911); Post, Joe, (1896); McQueen, John s., (1922);
Master(s):: Weston, John, (1872); McQueen, John S., (1922);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, City of Dresden (1872-1922)
Nationality:: Canada (1872-1922)
Chronology:: 1. 11/18/1922, Port Rowan, Lake Erie, ashore and sank, hull broke up and engine was later salvaged, (whiskey); She sank 15
miles east of Port Burwell in 30 feet of water;

Notes

General notes:: She was launched on 4/20/1872, but stuck on ways and it took at least four days to get her off;
She was built to run Detroit, Dresden, Wallaceburg; By 1886 she ran Windsor to Leamington;
Machinery: Engine #1, high pressure, 16 + 1/2" x 18", built 1872 by Kerr Brothers, Walkerville, Ontario; Engine #2, fore & aft compound, 15-26x18, built 1892, by John Doty Engine Company, Toronto, Ontario; Boiler #2, fire box, 7'x4', built 1893, by Doty Brothers, Toronto, Ontario; Boiler #3, fire box, 6'6"x12', built 1906, by Parks Brothers, Chatham, Ontario;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;

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