Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Saxon (Steambarge, 1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Saxon
Year of Build:
1873
Rebuilt:
1. 1881;
Official Number:
71098
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Fraser & George
Ownership Notes:
Fraser, (1873-1881); George, (1873-1881); Vanalstien, John D., (1881); Phippin, Louisa J., (1881);Ghrame, D., (1881); Phippin, Catharine, (1881);
Master(s):
Friel, B., (1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1873)
Hull Dimensions
1873
Length: 102' Width/Beam: 23.2' Depth: 8'
1881
Length: 120' Width/Beam: 24'
Tonnage
1873
Gross: 193 Registered: 109
1881
Gross: 181 Registered: 118.88
Enrollments/Registration
July 22, 1873
   Port: Kingston
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
May 5, 1881
   Port: lBelleville
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Saxon (1873-1892)
Nationality:
Canada (1873-1892)
Chronology:
1. 8/8/1882, Belleville, Ontario, collision, (sunk Steam Barge, Thomas Kingsford), repaired;
2. 8/29/1883, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
She was reportedly dismantled in 1892;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Kingston, Ontario
2. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
6. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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