Maritime History of the Great Lakes

City of London (1865)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of London
Year of Build:
1865
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catharines, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-361
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Collins Inlet, Ontario, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

145x27x12 Owned by Northern Transportation Co. when new; North Shore Transportation Co. 1869, 1871; Canadian Lake Superior Transit Co. 1874. Built by L. Shickluna, St. Catharines 1865. Engine 30x36 by G. N. Oill, St. Catharines; to "City of Owen Sound". Used Montreal to Upper Lakes. Caught in ice May 1 to 9, 1874 in sight of Collingwood. Destroyed by fire 20/08/74 Collins Inlet, Ont. Hull sold to Smith & Wyatt, Toronto for rebuilding (newspaper report)

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City of London (1865)