Florence (Propeller, 1866)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Windsor, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John Jenkins
Ownership Notes:: Merritt, (1866); Jenkins, S., (1869-1871); Jenkins, H., (1871); Erie & Ontario Railway Company, (1867);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Florence (1866-1892);
Nationality:: Canada (1866-1892)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1869, machinery became disabled on Detroit River, and repaired, $600 loss;
2. 5/00/1869, damaged by collision, (Propeller, Guiding Star), on Detroit River, and repaired;
3. 3/4/1871, Malden, caught on fire, burned and rebuilt;

Notes

General notes:: Canadian Register 1869, says she was for "harbor only";
She plied on Burlington Bay in 1877;
Jenkins yard was 2 miles below Windsor, Ontario;
She ran as a ferry at Sarnia in 1871;
Sources:: 1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. John M. Mills, Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;

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