Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Vanderbilt (1873)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Vanderbilt
Year of Build:
1873
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chatham, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
170
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Meldrum Bay, Ontario, Canada
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

93x22x9 Owned by G. D. Ferguson, Fergus Ont. 1877; to "Georgian Bay Steam Barge Co." 1879; J. W. Appleton, Chatham 1882. Steam barge, normally coupled with "consort barge" "Gildersleeve" at first. Engine from "Adelaide Horton". Mostly used on Lake Huron. Destroyed by fire 10/06/82 Meldrum Bay Ont.

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Vanderbilt (1873)