Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Shannon (1830)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Shannon
Also known as:
Unicorn (1847)
Year of Build:
1830
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Final Disposition
How:
Broken Up
History
Chronology:

First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: in 1837

Approx. 105x25x6 Owned by Ottawa & Rideau Forwarding Co.; to Macpherson & Crane, Montreal 1844, 1846; Messrs. Platt 1848. Built by Fleming, Hawkesbury Ont. and launched 03/05/30. First engine by Maudslay & Sons, London England, from "Quebec"; after 1835 by Ward Bros., Montreal from "Nonsuch", to "Hunter". Had 20 berths "plus steerage" when new. "Covered over on top and…a promenade of considerable length is formed" (Montreal "Gazette"). Rebuilt to 135x25x6 and "sharpened at the bow" 1837. Used on Ottawa River; Kingston-Belleville 1847.

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Shannon (1830)