Maritime History of the Great Lakes

City of Dresden (1872)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Dresden
Year of Build:
1872
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Walkerville, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
194
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada
How:
Wrecked
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Official Number: 126197 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 93 x 23 -- 132 tons Rebuilt: in 1915

93x21x9 Owned by J. Watson, Windsor Ont. 1872, 1877; N. J. Wigle, Kingsville 1886; C. D. Shurley, Kingsville 1895, 1901; J. S. McQueen, Amherstburg 1917, 1935. Built by Jenking, Walkerville 1872. First engine from "Alex. Watson"; after 1893 15-28x18 by Doty Engine Works. Again re-engined 1915 (no details). Licensed for 207 passengers 1886. Used on short passenger runs in Western Ontario. Wrecked 18/11/22 near Port Rowan, Ont.

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City of Dresden (1872)