Polson Iron Works - Engine Builds, 1898



These "Engine Builds" pages list the ships whose registration shows that Polson engines were used.
There is a separate page for each year. The menu on the left lets you click to select a page for a particular year, or you can click on a ship name to see registration details.

Engine Builds



Brockville

Date Registered:
[ 1898/06/06 ] Official Number: [ 107421 ]
transferred

First Registration
Name: [ BROCKVILLE ] Location: [BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registration: [ 1/1898 ] Date Registered: [ 1898/06/06 ] Official Number: [ 107421 ]

Original Building Information:
Built By: [ MELANCTHON SIMPSON, TORONTO, ONT. ] Built At: [ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Date Built: [ 1898 ] Length: [ 105.00 ] Beam: [ 21.50 ] Depth: [ 5.70 ] Gross: [ 190.75 ] Net: [ 87.64 ]

Vessel Description:
Deck: [ ONE ] Type: [ CARVEL ] Gallery: [NONE ] Stem: [ PLAIN ] Frame: [ WOOD ] Propulsion: [ STEAM SHIP SCREW PROPELLER ] Type of Rig: [ STEAM ]

First Engine:
Type of Engine: [ FORE & AFT COMPOUND ] Number of Engines: [1 ] Date Built: [ 1898 ] Built by: [THE POLSON IRON WORKS CO., TORONTO, ONT. ]

Closing Information
Date Registration Closed: [ 1909/02/11 ] Reason Closed: [TRANSFERRED ] Place Closed: [ PICTON, ONTARIO, CANADA ]

Source of Data
N.A.C., RG-42, C-2471, VOL. 236

 

Notos

Date Registered:
[ 1889/01/15 ] Official Number: [ 92446 ]
destroyed and machinery removed

First Registration
Name: [ NOTOS ] Location: [HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registriation: [ 1/1889 ] Date Registered: [ 1889/01/15 ] Official Number: [ 92446 ] First Registration: [ NO ]

Second Registration
Location: [ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registration: [ 13/1887 ]

Original Building Information:
Built By: [ E. STEWART JONES, NIAGARA ] Built At: [ PORT ROWAN, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Date Built: [ 1884 ] Length: [ 36.50 ] Beam: [ 7.90 ] Depth: [ 3.90 ] Gross: [ 16.33 ] Net: [ 11.11 ]

Vessel Description:
Type: [ CARVEL ] Stern: [ROUND ] Stem: [ PLAIN ] Frame: [ WOOD ] Propulsion: [ STEAMSHIP SCREW ]

Remeasuring Information
Date: [ ILLEGIBLE/04/28 ] Length: [ 74.00 ] Gross: [ 49.99 ] Net: [ 29.78 ]

First Engine:
Type of Engine: [ HIGH PRESSURE ] Number of Engines: [ONE ] Date Built: [ 1886 ] Built by: [WM. POLSON & CO. TORONTO ] Horsepower: [ 1.4 ] Unit Horsepower: [COMBINED ]

Closing Information
Date Registration Closed: [ 1893/02/21 ] Date of Reason Closed: [1892/09 ] Reason Closed: [DESTROYED AND MACHINERY REMOVED ] Place Closed: [ AT GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA ]

Source of Data
N.A.C., MG-40 D3 B.T., B-3719, 1889, VOL. 1 - HAMILTON

 

Mizpah

Date Registered:
[ 1898/09/07 ] Official Number: [ 107461 ]
broken up.

First Registration
Name: [ MIZPAH ] Location: [LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registriation: [ 1/1898 ] Date Registered: [ 1898/09/07 ] Official Number: [ 107461 ] First Registration: [ YES ]

Original Building Information:
Built By: [ REDMAN BROS., OMEMEE, ONTARIO ] Built At: [ LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Length: [ 25.00 ] Beam: [ 6.00 ] Depth: [ 2.90 ] Gross: [ 2.49 ] Net: [ 1.60 ]

Vessel Description:
Deck: [ ONE ] Type: [ CARVEL ] Stern: [ROUND ] Gallery: [NONE ] Stem: [ STRAIGHT ] Frame: [ OAK ] Propulsion: [ STEAM SCREW PROPELLER ] Number of Masts: [ NONE ] Type of Rig: [ NONE ]

First Engine:
Type of Engine: [ UPRIGHT MARINE ] Number of Engines: [ONE ] Date Built: [ 1888 ] Built by: [POLSON COMPANY, TORONTO, ONTARIO ] Horsepower: [ 3 ] Unit Horsepower: [COMBINED ]

Closing Information
Date of Reason Closed: [1909/03/15 ] Reason Closed: [BROKEN UP ]

Source of Data
N.A.C., RG-42, C-3188, VOL. 374

 

Nellie T.

Date Registered:
[ 1898/09/09 ] Official Number: [ 107467 ]
destroyed

First Registration
Name: [ NELLIE T. ] Location: [LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registriation: [ 7/1898 ] Date Registered: [ 1898/09/09 ] Official Number: [ 107467 ] First Registration: [ YES ]

Original Building Information:
Built By: [ DOVY BROS., LINDSAY ] Built At: [ LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Date Built: [ 1894 ] Length: [ 36.00 ] Beam: [ 6.50 ] Depth: [ 2.70 ] Gross: [ 4.84 ] Net: [ 3.31 ]

Vessel Description:
Deck: [ ONE ] Type: [ SCOW ] Stern: [SQUARE ] Gallery: [NONE ] Stem: [ SQUARE ] Frame: [ WOOD ] Propulsion: [ STEAM PADDLE TUG ] Number of Masts: [ NONE ] Type of Rig: [ NONE ]

First Engine:
Type of Engine: [ UPRIGHT MARINE ] Number of Engines: [1 ] Date Built: [ 1886 ] Built by: [POLSON CO., TORONTO ] Horsepower: [ 6 ] Unit Horsepower: [COMBINED ]

Closing Information
Reason Closed: [DESTROYED ]

Source of Data
N.A.C., RG-42, C-3188, VOL. 374