Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Scotia (Propeller, 1871)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Scotia
Year of Build:
1871
Rebuilt:
1. 1889;
Official Number:
88640
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catharine, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Lewis Shickluna
Ownership Notes:
Merchants Line, (1871); Norris, J., (1873);
Master(s):
Scott, J. H., (1871);
Hull Dimensions
1871
Length: 136.9' Width/Beam: 23.5' Depth: 11.8'
1889
Length: 144' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1871
Gross: 624
1889
Gross: 458 Registered: 300
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Scotia (1871-1895)
Nationality:
Canada (1871-1895)
Chronology:

1. 10/26/1871, mouth of Lachine Canal, sank and raised, $11, 400 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was broken up in 1895;
She was the 12th boat owned by Merchants Line of Montreal as of 1871;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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