Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lothair (Propeller, 1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lothair
Year of Build:
1872
Major repairs:
1902;
Rebuilt:
1. 1877;
2. 1893;
Official Number:
71170
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catharines, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Melancthon Simpson
Ownership Notes:
Huron and Ontario Transportation Company, (1873);
Hull Dimensions
1872
Length: 129.3' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 11.7'
Tonnage
1872
Gross: 351 Registered: 248
1877
Gross: 413 Net: 281
1893
Net: 386
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Lothair (1872-1893);
b. Barge, Lothair (1893- )
Nationality:
Canada (1872- )
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1874, Amherst island, Lake Ontario, ashore in a fog and released, $1, 000 loss;
2. 6/3/1879, Collingwood, Ontario, struck the breakwater and repaired, $200 loss;
3. 9/21/1891, Georgian Bay, sprang a leak, waterlogged, lost deck load of lumber and repaired, $1, 900 loss;
4. 1/2/1893, Windsor, Ontario, caught on fire and burned to a total loss, rebuilt as a barge;
Notes
General notes:
Canadian Lake Vessel Register of 1873 says she was built at Port Hope, Ontario;
Final disposition is unknown;
Sources:
1. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
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/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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