Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Alpha (1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alpha
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
74029
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Breckinridge, Minnesota
Power
Propulsion:
Sternwheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
180
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
How:
Wrecked By Ice
History
Chronology:

Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1878)

103x22x4 Owned by Winnipeg & Western Navigation Co.; sold to Northwest Navigation Co. 1882. Built by J. McLane, Breckinridge Minnesota and launched 05/07/73. Engine(s) 8x42 by Linck & Larsen, LaCrosse, Wisconsin (Sternwheel) Used on Assiniboine River Winnipeg-Portage la Prairie. Wrecked by ice while navigating outside channel in flood Brandon Man 27/04/85.

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Alpha (1873)