Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Catherine (1819)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Catherine
Year of Build:
1819
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Boucherville, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Final Disposition
How:
Broken Up
History
Chronology:

68x40 approx. Owned by C. D. Decelles. Built by Decelles, Boucherville Que. and launched 07/10/19. Engine by St. Mary's Foundry, Montreal. Longueuil ferry, competing with "team boat" powered by 10 horses on treadmill. Offered for sale "less engine" mid-1822. "May be fitted up as a team boat at small expense". Nothing official on this one; all of above from newspapers.

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Catherine (1819)