Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Novelty (Steamer, 1851)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Novelty
Also known as:
Cora Linn
Year of Build:
1851
Rebuilt:
1. 1855, Kingston, Ontario;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Quebec, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Master(s):
Sutherland, (1856);
Hull Dimensions
1851
Length: 120' Width/Beam: 16'
Tonnage
1855
Gross: 150
1851
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Novelty (1851-1855);
b. Steamer, Cora Linn (1855-1874)
Nationality:
Canada (1851-1874)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1855, near Kingston, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Tibbetts), repaired, $500 loss;
2. 7/00/1855, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Moira), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
3. 9/23/1856, hard on the rocks on Salmon Island about 2 miles from the main shore and 5 or 6 miles from Kingston, Lake
Ontario, and released;
4. 10/00/1858, Lake St. Francis, sank, $9, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was removed from the Register in 1874, supposed lost or broken up;
Sources:
1. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
2. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
3. John M. Mills, Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
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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