Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Hiram A. Calvin (Steamer, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hiram A. Calvin
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1878;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Garden Island, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Henry Roney
Ownership Notes:
Calvin, (1868-1873); Breck, (1868-1873);
Master(s):
Anderson, Samuel, (1868); LaFavre, David, (1882);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 143.9' Width/Beam: 42.8' Depth: 9.9'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 309 Registered: 161
1878
Gross: 299 Registered: 157
Enrollments/Registration
August 24, 1868
   Port: Kingston Number: 194 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

Next document: (Register cancelled 12-31-1896)

Next document: (Vessel broken up)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Hiram A. Calvin (1868-1896)
Nationality:
Canada (1868-1896)
Chronology:

1. 1/4/1896, Halliday Point, St. Lawrence River, broke moorings at Kingston, ashore and sank, $6, 500 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
3. 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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