Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Niagara (Ferry, 1882)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Niagara
Year of Build:
1882
Major repairs:
1902;
Rebuilt:
1. 1887;
Official Number:
130242
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Ferry
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
G. H. Notter
Ownership Notes:
Thornton, H., (1882); Pierce, W. B., (1885-1887); Baxter, (1887-1893); Pierce, W. B., (1890); Davis, W. H., (1894-1899); The International Ferry Company, (1897); Maytham, G. W., (1900); International Ferry Company, (1903-1904);
Master(s):
McDougal, J. C., (1882); Gaylor, D., (1885); McMurray, W. E., (1887); Maytham, E. C., (1890); Newman, T., (1894); Newmon, R, (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1882
Length: 92.2' Width/Beam: 22.8' Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1882
Gross: 167.96 Net: 103.41
1887
Gross: 213.92 Net: 149.37
Enrollments/Registration
October 4, 1882
   Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 12-1-1885
View document online
December 1, 1885
   Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-20-1887
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January 20, 1887
   Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-31-1890
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May 31, 1890
   Port: Buffalo Number: 91 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-15-1894
View document online
February 15, 1894
   Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-22-1897
View document online
March 22, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-29-1898
November 29, 1898
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Ferry Boat), Niagara (1882-1912)
Nationality:
American (1882-1912)
Chronology:

1. 5/26/1895, Lock #8, Welland Canal, struck the lock, sank and raised, (lumber);

Notes
General notes:
she was abandoned in 1912;
She was valued at $12,500, in 1887; $10,000, in 1893; $7,000, in 1904;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1887-1904);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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