Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Bytown (1834)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Bytown
Year of Build:
1834
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Final Disposition
How:
Retired
History
Chronology:

approx. 100x25. Owned by Ottawa & Rideau Forwarding Co. Built by G. Thurston, Hawkesbury Ont. 1834. Engine by J. D. Ward & Co., Montreal (from "William King"). Used Kingston-Bytown-Grenville. Wrecked in gale 19/10/37 Kingston. At first reported total destruction, actually vessel patched up and back in service three weeks later.

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Bytown (1834)