EAST (1864, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EAST
Also known as:
KENT
Year of Build:
1864
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Note: Blockade runner.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
A. Cantin
Hull Dimensions
Length:
137'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (gross):
347
Tonnage (net):
218
Final Disposition
How:
Sank.
History
Chronology:

1865 Owned H. McLennan & Co., Montreal, QUE; ran Montreal - Chicago, IL.

1868, Nov Grounded Port Stanley, ONT; repaired Detroit, MI.

1869 Inspected Kingston, ONT; 348 gross tons.

1870, Dec Disabled in gale breaking 2 buckets.

1871 Owned McKay et al; largest consignment received in Detroit - 17 miles of chain.

1872, Jul Ran on shoal near Gananoque, ONT.

1873 Owned Zealand et al, Montreal, QUE.

1873 Owned Craig & Co., Montreal, QUE; 319 tons.

1874 Ran Toledo, OH to Pt. Colborne, ONT & Montreal, QUE; 16,000 bushels grain.

1875 Ran Montreal & Chatham, ONT on Dominion Line.

1875 Owned McLellan et al, Montreal.

1876 Repaired.

1877 Owned G. Tait, Bowmanville, ONT; 137.1 x 26.2 x 11.9; 347 gross / 218 net tons.

1876, Nov Siezed by US Marshall; judgement from incident of previous summer when EAST ran down & sank tug JOE MAC failing to rescue crew.

1878 Rebuilt as barge; renamed KENT; 137 tons; owned Seymour & Co., Ogdensburg, NY.

1884 Owned Ogdensburg Coal & Tow Co.

1885 Sank.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian List of Shipping (M&FLV)
Canadian Sessional Papers
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Contact
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 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
 

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EAST (1864, Propeller)