Niagara was a 245-foot (75 m) long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1845. It carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line.

Niagara Side-Wheeler was built in 1845 for the Collingwood Line of the New York & Erie Railway Co, Erie PA. On September 22, 1856 it departed Collingwood with 300 passengers. Two days later it caught on fire and sank off Belgium, WI. killing 60 passengers and crew. Today it lies in 55 ft of water and is a popular dive site.

The Niagra was a mid-nineteenth century side-wheeled steamboat and was considered one of the best steamers belonging to the old Collingwood line in the 50's. When the boat left Collingwood, Ontario she carried nearly 300 passengers.

2011年9月8日 · The Niagara, the second of 25 palace steamers to work the lakes, was a familiar sight along western Lake Michigan and brought thousands of settlers to Wisconsin. On September 23, 1856, the Niagara left Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for Port Washington.

Their first vessel was the Chicora, an Indian word meaning “The Pretty Flower.” The ship was a large steel side-wheel steamer, 230 feet long and 52 feet wide. The first officer placed in command of this popular vessel was Captain Thomas Harbottle, described as a popular man as well as a clever and experienced sailor.

tured the Great Lakes palace steamer era with their investigations of the steamer Niagara. Steam navigation on the American Great Lakes began in earnest with the 1818 launching of the side-wheel boat Walk-in-the-Water near Buffalo, New York. After a sluggish beginning Great Lakes steam nav-igation picked up in the 1830's, and by the

The Niagara was a 245-foot (75 m) long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1846. Like the others of its kind, it carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line.

Disposition Burned and sank off Belguim,WI. in Lake Michigan killing 60 passengers and crew. Site Description: The mangled engine and parts of the sidewheels lie in 55′ of water near Port Washington, WI. A portion of the bottom and sides of the ship are also on site. The walking beam and engine cylinders can be identified on the site.

The Chicora was a large steel side-wheel steamer, her length being two hundred and thirty feet and her breadth fifty-two feet; her earlier history is given in another portion of these pages. The first officer placed in command of this popular vessel was Captain Thomas Harbottle, who for so many years was in command of the Passport , of the ...

Side wheel paddle steamer built in 1845 at Buffalo, N.Y. by Bidwell & Banta for the Erie Railroad Co. to provide a connecting link from Dunkirk, N.Y. to Detroit, Mich. Later, she was shifted to service on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior