Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Becancour (1857)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Becancour
Also known as:
Dixie
Year of Build:
1857
Official Number:
33378
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Becancour, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
185
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

84x17x6 Owned by H. Doucette, Bécancour 1858, L. Labelle, Lotbinière, Que. 1877. Built by McDonald, Bécancour Que. 1857. Passenger boat in Quebec area. Also known as "Dixie". Destroyed by fire 23/11/78 Quebec. Confusion as to name: Annual inspection as "Becancour" 1870, 1877,1878; as "Dixie" 1871-74, 1876. Fire reported as for "Becancour". Engine taken to Lotbinière for new boat.

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Becancour (1857)