Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Maid of the Mist (Steambarge, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Maid of the Mist
Also known as:
Maid of Orleans
Year of Build:
1846
Rebuilt:
1. 1854, Bidwell and Banta,Niagara River;
2, 1863;
Official Number:
33539
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
below Niagara Falls (Niagara River)
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Builder Name:
Bidwell & Banta
Master(s):
Robinson, Joel R., (1854);
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 91' Width/Beam: 23'
1863
Length: 85' Width/Beam: 23'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 100
1863
Gross: 230
1854
History
Classification:
a. Steam Barge (Scow), Maid of the Mist (1846-1863);
b. Steam Barge (Scow), Maid of Orleans (1863-1864);
c. Steam Barge (Scow), Maid of the Mist (1864-1875
Nationality:
American (1847-1861); Canadian (1861-1875)
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1869, Cleveland, Lake Erie, ashore in a gale and released;

Notes
General notes:
New Maid of the Mist launched on 7/15/1854 to take place of Maid of the Mist (1846); Maid of the Mist built 1854 was not a success and was sold to Niagara, opposite Fort Niagara. She started down the rapids on 6/15/1867 and made the trip successfully;
Sources:
1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. Detroit Free Press: 5/24/1854, 7/21/1854; 8/27/1854;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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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