Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Manitoulin (Propeller, 1880)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Manitoulin
Also known as:
Atlantic
Year of Build:
1880
Rebuilt:
1. 1882-1883;
Official Number:
85491
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Owen Sound, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Simpson
Ownership Notes:
Cameron, Charles, (1895); Great Northern Transit Company, (1896); Northern Navigation Company, (1903);
Hull Dimensions
1880
Length: 147' Width/Beam: 30' Depth: 11'
Tonnage
1880
Gross: 706 Registered: 683
1883
Gross: 683 Net: 442
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Manitoulin (1880-1883);
b. Propeller, Atlantic (1883-1903)
Nationality:
Canada (1880-1903)
Chronology:
1. 5/18/1882, off Shoal Point, about 4 miles from Manitoulin, Ontario, Georgian Bay, caught fire, burned, sank and raised,
(25-40 lives lost);
2. 11/10/1903, off Campbell's Rock, Georgian Bay, near Parry Sound, Ontario, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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