Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Hunter (1838)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hunter
Also known as:
Perth (1847); Hercules
Year of Build:
1838
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Prescott, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-119
Final Disposition
How:
Retired
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 104 x 17 -- -143 tons Rebuilt: in 1847

103x24x8 Owned by Ottawa & Rideau Forwarding Co.; to Macpherson & Crane, Montreal 1844; to Robertson Jones & Co 1853; to J.J. Jones & D.C. Thompson 1858; to T. Donohue, Ottawa 1859. Engine by Maudslay & Sons, London England, from "Nonsuch". Passage boat until about 1848, then mostly towboat.

Contact
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Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
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Hunter (1838)