Maritime History of the Great Lakes

King Ben (1895)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
King Ben
Also known as:
Navajo (1904)
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
100660
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
164
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Main Duck Islands, Ontario, Canada
How:
Wrecked
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Official Number: 100660 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 109 x 22 -- 145 tons Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1896

Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw

111x22x9 Owned by I. B. Folger, Kingston 1895; J. G. Hurley, Kingston 1901; J. Richardson & Sons, Kingston 1908. Built by Folger Bros., Kingston 1895. Engine 12x12 by Davidson & Doran, Kingston (made 1883). Steam barge. Damaged by fire 14/01/96 Kingston, rebuilt. Wrecked 01/12/14 Main Duck Islands, Lake Ontario, broke up during winter.

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King Ben (1895)