Maritime History of the Great Lakes

City of Ottawa (1864)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Ottawa
Also known as:
Ste. Croix (1878)
Year of Build:
1864
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
226
Final Disposition
Final Location:
St. Nicolas, Quebec, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

108x16x8 Owned by Dickinson Ottawa & Rideau Line 1864; to Montreal & Ottawa Forwarding Co. 1868; to H. McLennan & J. Park, Montreal 1872; J. Fletcher, Ottawa 1877. Built by P. G. Waters, Montreal 1864. Passenger boat on Ottawa River & Rideau Canal at first, later short runs ex Montreal. Used as towboat intermittently. Had 10 double staterooms, 90' saloon, sitting room, smoking room when new. First arrival at Ottawa 05/07/64: "a perfect leviathan" (Ottawa "Union"). Destroyed by fire 04/10/79 St. Nicolas Que.

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City of Ottawa (1864)