Maritime History of the Great Lakes

City of Chatham (1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Chatham
Also known as:
Zealand (1875)
Year of Build:
1872
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chatham, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-361
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Long Point, Lake Ontario, Ontario, Canada
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Official Number: 71152 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 132 x 24 -- 651 tons Rebuilt: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1875

136x26x12. Owned by J. McKay, Hamilton 1872; Tait & Co, Bowmanville Ont. 1873; A. M. Robertson, Hamilton 1880. Built by Hyslop & Ronald, Chatham and launched 02/11/71. Engine 24x27 by builders. Badly damaged by fire 03/06/73 at dock Hamilton, rebuilt to 132x24x14 by A. M. Robertson, Hamilton and re-launched 15/10/74. No passenger accommodation when built, added 1873 Hamilton (before fire). Sank 07/11/89 near Long Point, Lake Ontario, 7 killed.

Contact
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

The Maritime History of the Great Lakes site is managed by Walter Lewis

Click here to Contribute your own images to the collection.

Certain parts of the collection contain historical language and content that some may consider offensive, for example, language used to refer to racial, ethnic and cultural groups. Items in the collection, their content and their descriptions reflect the time period when they were created and the view of their creator.

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy




My favourites lets you save items you like, tag them and group them into collections for your own personal use. Viewing "My favourites" will open in a new tab. Login here or start a My favourites account.

thumbnail








City of Chatham (1872)