Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Free Trader (Propeller, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Free Trader
Year of Build:
1848
Official Number:
33464
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Hooker
Ownership Notes:
Hooker, (1854-1857); Pridham, (1854-1857);
Master(s):
Moore, (1854-1857); Stanley, (1856);
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 136' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 10'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 160
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Free Trader (1848- )
Nationality:
Canada (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1852, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 5/2/1856, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak, damaged cargo, (flour), made port and repaired;
3. 10/26/1857, Port Stanley, Lake Erie, caught fire and burned, $15, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
In 1852 she was listed as a tug and ran Toronto-Montreal;
Machinery: low pressure engine;
She was valued at $5,000, in 1854; $16,000, in 1856; $7,000, in 1857;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: (1854-1857);
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steamers, 1809-1930;
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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