LADY OF THE LAKE (1842, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LADY OF THE LAKE
Also known as:
QUEEN CITY
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George S. Weeks
Original Owner:
Ontario Steam & Canal Boat Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Crosshead
Propulsion Notes:
100hp low pressure engine by Allaire (or Allen) Works, New York, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
197'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9' 2"
Tonnage (old style):
422 78/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toronto Harbor.
Toronto, ONT.
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Caught fire, Queens Wharf, Toronto. 1856 Wrecked & removed.
History
Chronology:

1842, Apr 29 Launched; fastest vessel on Lake Ontario.

1842, Jun 28 Enrolled Oswego, NY; ran Rochester, Oswego, Kingston & Ogdensburg route; first steamer on Lake Ontario with upper cabin.

1844, Oct 18 Aground, Ogdensburg, NY.

1846, Aug 21 Collision with brig IROQUOIS near Genesee River, brig damaged.

1848 Owned Ontario & St. Lawrence Steamboat Co., Oswego, NY.

1848, Apr 22 Hauled apparatus to work on wreck of NIAGRA.

1849, Apr 16 Broke her shaft off Rochester, NY, towed in by steamer ONTARIO.

1852 On ferry route Cape Vincent, NY - Kingston, ONT.

1853 Owned M.W.Brown, Toronto, ONT, renamed QUEEN CITY; ran between Toronto & Hamilton, ONT.

1855, Jan 22 Burned at Queen's Wharf, Toronto Harbor.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
 

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LADY OF THE LAKE (1842, Steamer)