St. Lawrence (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Montreal, Quebec*
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Edward D. Merritt
Ownership Notes:: Parkyn, William, (1849); Bowen, William, (1850-1854); Rouke, Mathew, (1850);
Master(s):: Mcgrath, Thomas, (1849); Howard, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 25, 1849: Port: Montreal Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Montreal 11-26-1850
November 26, 1850: Port: Montreal Number: 47 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (cancelled 4-6-1867); Next document: (Vessel Broken up in1866)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, St. Lawrence (1848-1866)
Nationality:: Canada (1848-1866)
Chronology:: 1. 11/11/1851, St. Lawrence River, collision, (sank Steamer, Britannia), repaired;

Notes

General notes:: *She was built at Chateauguay
1854, she was valued at $4,000;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Montreal, Quebec;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;

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