Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Jacob de Witt (1849)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Jacob de Witt
Also known as:
Fashion (1852)
Year of Build:
1849
Official Number:
42744
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chateauguay, Quebec
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
148
Final Disposition
How:
Broken Up
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Official Number: 42744 Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 134 x 24 -- 370 tons Rebuilt: in 1868

134x24x8 (Width over paddle boxes 39') Owned by J. B. Renaud 1858; P. Plante, Île d'Orléans 1861; to Richelieu Company 1861; F. St. Louis, Sorel 1871. Engine(s) 30x84 (maker unknown). Ferry and other short-range services. Rammed and sank "British Empire" 17/06/56 Lachine. Rammed and sank "Cora Linn" 18/10/58 Lancaster Ont. Rammed and sunk by "James Mackenzie" 27/06/61. Used on Upper St. Lawrence except at Quebec 1862, 1863.

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Jacob de Witt (1849)