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ACACIA |
| Year of Build: 1893 |
Official Number: C100395 |
| Also Known As: |
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| CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP |
| Build City: | Hamilton |
Build State: | ONT |
| Vessel Type: | Steambarge |
Number of Decks: | 1 |
| Hull Materials: | Wood |
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| Builder Name: | Matthews Bros. |
| Master Carpenter: | |
| Built on Bottom of: | |
| Original Owner: | D & A Matthews |
| Location: | Hamilton, ONT |
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| POWER |
| Powered By: | Mechanical |
| Number of Masts: | |
| Propulsion Type: | Screw |
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| # Propellers: | 1 |
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| DIMENSIONS |
| Length: | 92' 4" |
Tonnage (old style): | |
| Beam: | 19' 4" |
Tonnage (gross): | 55 |
| Depth: | 6' 6" |
Tonnage (net): | 38 |
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| FINAL DISPOSITION |
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| Final Date: |
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[day] 0
[year] 0
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| Final Dispostion How: | Dismantled |
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| HISTORY AND NOTES |
| History: | 1897 August 26 Burned, Hamilton, ONT, Lake Ontario; rebuilt with larger houses.
1898 Rebuilt; 107 gross tons.
Post 1898 Used as harbor ferry in local freight trade.
1899 107 gross tons & 73 net tons owned by D & A Matthews.
1901 Owned W. O. Matthews, Hamilton.
1907 Owned Wallaceburg Sugar Co.
1907 - 1916 Laid up.
1930 Owned Dominion Sugar Co., Wallaceburg, homeport Hamilton, ONT.
1937 Registry closed, "Steamer ACACIA was broken up several years ago."
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| From the Collection of: |
C. Patrick Labadie |
| Sources: | Mills List
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| Unique ID: | 1194 |
| IMAGE GALLERY (click any image to see a larger view) |
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