Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Castor (1853)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Castor
Also known as:
Alexandra (1862)
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-76
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Beauharnois Canal, Quebec, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 153 x 26 -- -53 tons Rebuilt: Sorel, Quebec, Canada in 1862

149x24x8 Owned by Lake St. Peter Navigation Co. 1853; C. Lajoie, Trois Rivières Que.; to Montreal-Three Rivers Navigation Co. 1857; to Richelieu Company 1861; Bay of Quinte & St. Lawrence Navigation Co. 1863, 1864. Built by A. Cantin, Montreal 1853. Wrecked by ice 12/04/62 Sorel, rebuilt to steam barge (153x26x9) by D. & J. McCarthy, Sorel 1862. Engine by Bartley & Gilbert, Montreal. Used Lachine-Caughnawaga ferry 1854; Montreal-Quebec "market boat" (makes all stops) 1855-61; Montreal-Prescott as steam barge. Last used as Lake Ontario lumber tug. Destroyed by fire 26/10/64 Beauharnois Canal.

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Castor (1853)