Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Alert (1856)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alert
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pembroke
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
608
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Beauport, Quebec, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

Previous Registration: U.K. (1885)

169x32x20 (Originally stated 160x36x17, resurveyed 1889) Owned by Dominion Government but apparently retained United Kingdom registry. Built Pembroke, Wales 1856. Borrowed from Royal Navy April 1885 for Hudson Bay exploration work (had been used there previously by R. N.). Arrived Halifax from United Kingdom 26/04/85. Condemned at end of 1894 season, burned for scrap 26/09/95 Beauport Que.

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Alert (1856)