Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Huron (1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Huron
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
-83
Final Disposition
How:
Broken Up
History
Chronology:

93x10x8 (width over paddle boxes 19') Owned by Quebec Forwarding Co.; sold March 1850 to unknown purchaser. Built by A. Cantin, Montreal 1844. Engine 96' stroke. "Largest yet built for the canals" (Montreal "Gazette"). Used Quebec-Upper Canada, latterly towboat.

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Huron (1844)