Bruno (Propeller, 1863)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Montreal, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: L. Bruno
Ownership Notes:: Allen, J., (1864); Allen, R., (1864); Roberts, (1873); Hadley, (1873);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: (Register closed 12-29-1891)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Bruno (1863-1890)
Nationality:: Canada (1863-1890)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1866, Chicago River, caught on fire and burned, repaired, $600 loss;
2. 5/00/1869, aground on St. Clair Flats, and detained 14 hours;
3. 6/00/1870, Malden, sank and raised;
4. 10/00/1872, Galops Rapids, St. Lawrence River, sank and raised, $19, 500 loss;
5. 8/00/1873, Welland Canal, damaged by collision and repaired, $500 loss;
6. 11/13/1890, Magnetic (Marquette) Reef, Lake Huron, ashore, while towing the Schooner, Louisa;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $24,000, in 1864;
She was owned at Montreal, Ontario, in 1872;
She was owned at Chatham, Ontario, in 1873;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Vessel Register: 1864;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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