Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Elswood (1865)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Elswood
Year of Build:
1865
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bedford Mills, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
39
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lachine Canal, Quebec, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

44x12x6 Owned by J. Chaffey, Bedford Mills, Ont. 1874; to J. P. Tett 1877; N. Macdonald, Montreal 1886. Built by J. Chaffey, Bedford Mills 1854. Engine 12x12 (maker unknown), to "Edmond". Custom-House measure (pre-1877) 25t. Badly damaged by fire 24/04/82 Lachine Canal caused by arson, rebuilt.

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Elswood (1865)