General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

OVERALL CONSTRUCTION OF WOOD (HULL OF OPEECHEE) AND BRASS/ METAL PADDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

240.0 cm

Width

37.0 cm

Height

82.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bassett Lowke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Northampton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE SCOTIA WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL VENTURE FOR SAMUEL CUNARD, WHO WAS A NATIVE OF NOVA SCOTIA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

THE LAST PADDLE STEAMER TO BE BUILT FOR THE CUNARD LINE AND ONE OF THE LAST TRANS-ATLANTIC PADDLE STEAMERS. IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE STRONGEST BUILT MERCHANT SHIPS OF THETIME, BEING OF IRON CONSTRUCTION WITH A DOUBLE BOTTOMED HULL AND SIX TRANSVERSE WATERTIGHT BULKHEADS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'SCOTIA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BELOW WATER LINE BRONZE COLOUR, ABOVE, BLACK/ FUNNELS IN CUNARD COLORS OF RED AND BLACK/ TWO MASTED/ METAL PADDLE WHELL PAINTED A DARK RED/ WIRE RAILS, CABINES, VENTS, ETC. PAINTED WHITE. ALSO LOWER PART OF MAST.

Decoration

NAME ON PADDLE WHEEL AND BOW AND IN GOLD LEAF/ ORNAMENTATION ON PADDLE WHEELS, BOW AND STERN