New Era (Steamer, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Thurston
Ownership Notes:: Gildersleeve, Henry, (1849-1852); Hamilton, John, (1852-1865); Gildersleeve, O. S., (1856-1862); Lynch, Owen, (1865-1868); DeWitt, Charles B., (1865);
Master(s):: Parker, (1854); Chrysler, P. S., (1856); Maxwell, (1857); Cameron, Alexander, (1862);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, New Era (1848-1864);
b. Steamer, Empress (1864-1868)
Nationality:: Canada (1848-1868)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1849, Black River, (Lorain, Ohio), ashore and released;
2. 10/00/1856, St. Lawrence River, struck a rock, sank and raised, $3, 200 loss;
3. 11/00/1858, Lake Ontario, broke shaft and repaired, $600 loss;
4. 8/00/1862, Lachine Rapids, ashore and released;
5. 8/6/1864, 10 miles above the "Ducks", Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Banshee), repaired;
6. 3/18/1868, Kingston, Lake Ontario, caught fire and burned, $40, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Was a river steamer. and ran Kingston to Montreal in 1855;
She was valued at $7,500 pounds, in 1854; $20,000, in 1856; $18,000, in 1857; $17,000 in 1864;
Machinery: Vertical Beam Engine; Cylinder 44" diameter x 10' stroke; Wheels, 28' diameter;
Sources:: 1. Vessel Register: (1854-1864);
2. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

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