Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Hero (1878, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hero
Year of Build:
1878
Official Number:
77568
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sorel, Quebec
Vessel Type:
Steamboat
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
306
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Official Number: 77568 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 127 x 20 -- 342 tons Rebuilt: in 1885

127x20x7 Owned by Chambly Navigation Co,; to C. F. Gildersleeve, Kingston 1880, 1895; Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co. 1897; Lake Ontario Navigation Co. 1900. Licensed for 415 passengers 1886. Montreal-Chambly at first, then Bay of Quinte. Sunk in collision with "Nile" 08/11/95 Bay of Quinte, reconditioned at Deseronto. Destroyed by fire caused by lightning 14/06/01 Belleville.

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Hero (1878, Steamer)