Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Fenton (Scow, 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Fenton
Year of Build:
1862
Major repairs:
1873;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallaceburg, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Scow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Parde
Ownership Notes:
Steinhoff, (1869); McAdams, Alexander, (1873);
Hull Dimensions
1862;
Length: 111.7' Width/Beam: 25.3' Depth: 8.3'
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 210 Registered: 190
History
Classification:
a. Scow, Fenton (1862- )
Nationality:
Canada (1862- )
Chronology:
1. 9/00/1867, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and towed to Detroit for repairs;
2. 9/00/1872, near Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $900 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869, 1873;
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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