Maritime History of the Great Lakes

S. S. VANDALIA, Passing Through the Old Welland Canal

Description
Creator
Cutherberson, George A., Artist
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Inscriptions
Courtesy Canada Steamship Lines' Marine Hist. Coll.
S. S. VANDALIA, Passing Through the Old Welland Canal
This vessel was built at Oswego, N.Y., in 1841, and was propelled with the Ericsson Patent Screw Propeller. She was the first commercially operated propeller vessel in the world, and first on any of the Great Lakes. Also she was the first steam vessel built with the machinery aft of amidships.
Date of Original
Published: 1931
Date Of Event
1841
Subject(s)
Vandalia (Propeller)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Oswego
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 43.45535 Longitude: -76.5105
  • Welland Canal
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.042777 Longitude: -79.2125
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
From George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater: A History and Narrative of the Great Lakes (Toronto: Macmillan Company, 1931), p. 221.
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S. S. VANDALIA, Passing Through the Old Welland Canal