Maritime History of the Great Lakes

St. Lawrence (1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
St. Lawrence
Also known as:
General Whiting
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
59652
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mystic, Connecticut
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
846
Final Disposition
How:
Rebuilt Barge
History
Chronology:

Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1868) as General Whiting

202x30x10 (width over paddle boxes 52') Owned by P. E. I. Steam Navigation Co. 1868, 1877; Charlottetown Steam Navigation Co. 1895. Engine to "Victoria". Used Pictou-Charlottetown. Licensed for 400 passengers 1886. Former blockade runner purchased June 1868.

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St. Lawrence (1863)