Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Banshee (1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Banshee
Also known as:
Hero (1860); Banshee
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Portsmouth, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-166
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Kingston, Ontario, Canada
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

119x19x8 Owned by M. W. Browne, Hamilton Ont. 1854; Nixon & Swales (Independent Line of Freight Steamers) 1855; Browne & Malcolmson 1857 (chartered?); C. Roe, St. Thomas 1861. Built by G. N. Ault, Portsmouth Ont. 1852. Used Montreal-Upper Lakes. Wrecked Whiskey Island (U. S. 1000 Islands) 15/09/59 when helmsman went to sleep; seriously damaged. Lost 21/08/61 off False Ducks, Lake Ontario.

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Banshee (1852)