Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Prince Albert (Steamer, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Prince Albert
Year of Build:
1843
Major repairs:
1861;
Official Number:
33544
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Perkins
Ownership Notes:
Lindsay, William Dobie, (1844); Workman, William, (1854); Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad Co., (1854); Molson, (1864);
Master(s):
Rodd, John (1844);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1843)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 175.4' Width/Beam: 24.5' Depth: 7.7'
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 193.46
Enrollments/Registration
January 25, 1844
   Port: Montreal Number: 1 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 00-00-1855
1855
Number: 3 of 1855
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Prince Albert (1843-1856)
Nationality:
Canadian (1843-1856)
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1856, St. Lawrence River, sank, $2, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was made in pieces in Scotland and put together by Parkins of the St. Mary's Foundry, Montreal;
An Iron plate was placed over a wood hull;
She was valued at $10,000, in 1864;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Montreal, Quebec;
2. Vessel register: 1864;
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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