Boston (Steamboat), 19 Mar 1855

Description

Full Text: STEAMER FOR SALE.
The staunch low pressure, upper cabin steamer " BOSTON " lately plying between Ogdenaburgh and Hamilton is offered for sale.
The BOSTON was built in Quebec in 1852, and is of the following dimensions:
Length on deck . . . . . . . . 169 feet
Breadth of beam . . . . . . . 23 feet
Depth of hold . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet 3 inches
Registered tonnage . . . . . 235 tons
Carries 1,750 barrels, has accommodation for 40 or 50 passengers, is a fine sea boat, and for speed is unsurpassed by any steamer on Lake Ontario. The BOSTON is lying at Queen's Wharf, Toronto. --- Apply to G. Parish.
Toronto Globe
Monday, March 19, 1855

Steamer BOSTON. Official Canada No. 33216. Built Quebec 1852, of about 334 tons.
Provincial List of Canadian Steamers
Inland & Coastal, 1809 to 1930
Media Type: Text; Newspaper
Item Type: Clippings
Notes: for sale
Date of Original: 1855
Subject(s): Steamboats
Boston (Steamboat)
Local identifier: McN.E.7127
Language of Item: English
Donor: William R. McNeil
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