Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Monarch (Steamer, 1856)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Monarch
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sorel, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
d. G. McCarthy
Ownership Notes:
Shaw, A., (1856); Shaw, D., (1856);
Master(s):
Sinclair, A., (1856);
Hull Dimensions
1856
Length: 180' Width/Beam: 28' Depth: 10' 6"
Tonnage
1856
Gross: 400
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Monarch (1856-1856)
Nationality:
Canada (1856-1856)
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1856, near Toronto, ashore and wrecked, (merchandise), hull $38, 000 loss, cargo $20, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
1856, she ran Hamilton-Toronto-Montreal;
She was sold, 3/24/1857 for 375 pounds to P. Benady and W. Murray; The hull was embedded in the sand, the engines and boilers are on the beach;
Sources:
1. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 678;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. John M. Mills, Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
4. Detroit Free Press: 4/3/1857;
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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