Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Minos (Steamer, 1840)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Minos
Year of Build:
1840
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chippawa, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Ownership Notes:
Canadian Government (1840);
Master(s):
Lieut. Hasper, (1848):
Tonnage
1840
Gross: 400
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Minos (1840- )
Nationality:
Canada (1840- )
Chronology:
She carried 2 guns and 25 men in 1840; She had a 60 horsepower low pressure engine;
She was finally broken up at Maitland, Grand River;
Notes
Sources:
1. St. Catherine Journal: 11/17/1840;
2. Detroit Advertiser and Tribune: 5/10/1843; 5/20/1848; 2/8/1869;
3. Detroit Free Press: 6/24/1841;
4. John Poole's notes;
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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