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The '''''Hiawatha''''' is a passenger ferry built in 1895 for the [[Royal Canadian Yacht Club]], in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name=TmhsHiawatha>
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{{cite news
|Ship image=Kwasind and Hiawatha -a.jpg
| url = http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/scanner/02/09/default.asp?ID=c004
|Ship image size = 300px
| title = Ship of the Month, No. 9 Hiawatha
|Ship caption=''Hiawatha'' (on right) about to pass her slightly younger berth-mate ''[[Kwasind]]'' (on left) in 2012
| publisher = [[Toronto Marine Historical Society]]
| date =
| accessdate = 2011-12-21
| quote = Bearing this in mind, we find it surprising that very few of our Toronto members realize that they have, right under their noses, what appears to be the oldest operating passenger vessel on the Great Lakes.
| page =
| author =
}}
}}
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</ref><ref name=NationalPost2011-08-06>
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|Ship name=''Hiawatha''
| url = http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=6d129bb7-fbe4-4052-9a65-0e8f512cb111&sponsor=
|Ship owner=[[Royal Canadian Yacht Club]]<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/>
| title = Doing water-tight deals
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| publisher = [[National Post]]
|Ship registry={{flagicon|Canada}}&nbsp;[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/>
| date = 2011-08-06
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| accessdate = 2011-12-21
|Ship ordered=
| quote = The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, founded 1852, moved its clubhouse to Toronto Island in 1881; members and guests access the island with a pair of century-old ferry boats, the Hiawatha and Kwasind (names in a Longfellow poem).
|Ship builder=Bertram Engine Works, [[Toronto]]
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She is {{convert|56|ft|m}} long, {{convert|13.3|ft|m}} wide and has a draft of {{convert|6.3|ft|m}}.
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She displaces 46 gross tons.
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Her capacity is 100 passengers.<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27>
|Ship type=[[Ferry]]
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|Ship tonnage={{GT|46}}<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/>
| url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426893591.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+27%2C+2000&author=Louise+Surette&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=What+lies+beneath+is+ferry+low+blow&pqatl=google
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|Ship length={{convert|56|ft|m}}<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/>
| publisher = [[Toronto Star]]
|Ship beam={{convert|13.3|ft|m}}<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/>
| date = 2000-07-27
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| page = B 07
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| author = Louis Surette
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She was built by the [[Bertram Engine Works]].
The ''Hiawatha'' is claimed to be possibly the oldest passenger vessel still in active service on the [[North American Great Lakes]].


'''MV ''Hiawatha''''' is a passenger ferry built in 1895 for the [[Royal Canadian Yacht Club]], in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/><ref name=NationalPost2011-08-06/> The boat is {{convert|56|ft|m}} long, {{convert|13.3|ft|m}} wide, has a depth of {{convert|6.3|ft|m}}, and measures 46 gross tons. Her capacity is 100 passengers.<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/>
The ''Hiawatha'' has served as a ferry for the yacht club since 1895.<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/>
She was converted from a [[steam engine]] to [[diesel]] in 1944.


''Hiawatha'' was built by the Bertram Engine Works near Queen's Wharf in Toronto harbour and named for [[Hiawatha]], a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] leader and co-founder of the [[Iroquois|Iroquois confederacy]]. It is claimed to be the oldest passenger vessel still in active service on the North American [[Great Lakes]].<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/> ''Hiawatha'' has served as a ferry for the yacht club since 1895. The boat was converted from a [[steam engine]] to a gasoline engine in 1944.<ref name=TmhsHiawatha/> The ship was refurbished in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/MV_Hiawatha.html|title=M.V. Hiawatha Historical Plaque|website=torontoplaques.com}}</ref>
On July 26, 2000, both the ''Hiawath'', and the yacht club's slightly newer ferry, the ''[[Kwasind]]'', were sunk by vandals.<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/><ref>

{{cite news
On July 26, 2000, both ''Hiawatha'' and the yacht club's slightly newer ferry, ''[[Kwasind]]'', were sunk by vandals.<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27/><ref>
| url = http://www.boatnerd.com/news/archive/7-00.htm
{{cite news | url = http://www.boatnerd.com/news/archive/7-00.htm | title = Ferry Sinks | website= [[boatnerd]] | date = July 29, 2000 | access-date = December 21, 2011 | quote = The Hiawatha's sister vessel the Kwasind was also left semi-submerged and adrift, but was salvaged and returned to its dock. Police investigation continues but the police suspect that vandals opened the sea valves, allowing the vessel to fill with water. | archive-date = July 29, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120729181606/http://www.boatnerd.com/news/archive/7-00.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> ''Kwasind'' was refloated and was back in working order the day of the sinking, while ''Hiawatha'' required further repair.<ref name=TorStar2000-08-22>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426933881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+22%2C+2000&author=Greg+Younger-Lewis&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cash+reward+offered+to+solve+boat+sinkings&pqatl=google |title=Cash reward offered to solve boat sinkings |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=August 22, 2000 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |page=B 05 |first=Greg |last=Younger-Lewis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030539/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/438160933.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%2022,%202000&author=Greg%20Younger-Lewis&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=Cash%20reward%20offered%20to%20solve%20boat%20sinkings |archive-date=21 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| title = Ferry Sinks
| publisher = [[boatnerd]]
| date = 2000-07-29
| accessdate = 2011-12-21
| quote = The Hiawatha's sister vessel the Kwasind was also left semi-submerged and adrift, but was salvaged and returned to its dock. Police investigation continues but the police suspect that vandals opened the sea valves, allowing the vessel to fill with water.
| page =
| author =
}}
</ref>
The ''Kwasind'' was refloated, and was back in working order the day of the sinking, while the ''Hiawatha'' required further repair.<ref name=TorStar2000-08-22>
{{cite news
| url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426933881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+22%2C+2000&author=Greg+Younger-Lewis&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cash+reward+offered+to+solve+boat+sinkings&pqatl=google
| title = Cash reward offered to solve boat sinkings
| publisher = [[Toronto Star]]
| date = 2000-08-22
| accessdate = 2011-12-21
| quote =
| page = B 05
| author = Greg Younger-Lewis
}}
</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=<ref name=TmhsHiawatha>
<references/>
{{cite news | url= http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/scanner/02/09/default.asp?ID=c004 | title = Ship of the Month, No. 9 Hiawatha |website=www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca |publisher= [[Toronto Marine Historical Society]] | access-date = December 21, 2011 | quote = Bearing this in mind, we find it surprising that very few of our Toronto members realize that they have, right under their noses, what appears to be the oldest operating passenger vessel on the Great Lakes. | archive-date = November 22, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122035942/http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/documents/scanner/02/09/default.asp?ID=c004 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=TorStar2000-07-27>
{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426893591.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+27%2C+2000&author=Louise+Surette&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=What+lies+beneath+is+ferry+low+blow&pqatl=google |title=What lies beneath is ferry low blow |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=July 27, 2000 |access-date=December 21, 2011 |quote=The Hiawatha, built in 1895 and considered one of the world's oldest vessels still in daily service, was boarded and sunk by vandals at the yacht club's dock on Queens Quay, police said. The boat took club members and guests between the city and Toronto Island. |page=B 07 |first=Louis |last=Surette |archive-date=April 21, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030604/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/438147530.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul%2027,%202000&author=Louise%20Surette&pub=Toronto%20Star&edition=&startpage=&desc=What%20lies%20beneath%20is%20ferry%20low%20blow}}</ref>
<ref name=NationalPost2011-08-06>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Kuitenbrouwer |url = http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=6d129bb7-fbe4-4052-9a65-0e8f512cb111&sponsor= |title= Doing water-tight deals |work= [[National Post]] |via=canada.com |date = August 6, 2011 |access-date = December 21, 2011 |quote = The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, founded 1852, moved its clubhouse to Toronto Island in 1881; members and guests access the island with a pair of century-old ferry boats, the Hiawatha and Kwasind (names in a Longfellow poem). |archive-date = November 22, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122035801/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=6d129bb7-fbe4-4052-9a65-0e8f512cb111&sponsor= |url-status = dead }} </ref>
}}


==External links==
[[Category:Ferries of Ontario]]
* [http://torontohistory.org/Pages_MNO/MV_Hiawatha.html ''Hiawatha''{{'}}s historical plaque]


{{Oldest surviving ships (pre-1919)}}
==References==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiawatha}}
<references/>


[[Category:Ferries of Ontario]]
[[Category:Ferries of Ontario]]
[[Category:1895 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Toronto]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 30 May 2023

For other uses, see Hiawatha.
Hiawatha (on right) about to pass her slightly younger berth-mate Kwasind (on left) in 2012
History
NameHiawatha
OwnerRoyal Canadian Yacht Club[1]
Port of registryCanada Toronto, Ontario[1]
BuilderBertram Engine Works, Toronto
Completed1895[1]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Tonnage46 GT[2]
Length56 feet (17 m)[2]
Beam13.3 feet (4.1 m)[2]
Depth6.3 feet (1.9 m)[2]
Propulsion
  • Steam engine (prior to 1944)
  • gasoline engine (since 1944)[1]
Capacity100 passengers[2]

MV Hiawatha is a passenger ferry built in 1895 for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1][3] The boat is 56 feet (17 m) long, 13.3 feet (4.1 m) wide, has a depth of 6.3 feet (1.9 m), and measures 46 gross tons. Her capacity is 100 passengers.[2]

Hiawatha was built by the Bertram Engine Works near Queen's Wharf in Toronto harbour and named for Hiawatha, a First Nations leader and co-founder of the Iroquois confederacy. It is claimed to be the oldest passenger vessel still in active service on the North American Great Lakes.[1] Hiawatha has served as a ferry for the yacht club since 1895. The boat was converted from a steam engine to a gasoline engine in 1944.[1] The ship was refurbished in 1983.[4]

On July 26, 2000, both Hiawatha and the yacht club's slightly newer ferry, Kwasind, were sunk by vandals.[2][5] Kwasind was refloated and was back in working order the day of the sinking, while Hiawatha required further repair.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ship of the Month, No. 9 Hiawatha". www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca. Toronto Marine Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2011. Bearing this in mind, we find it surprising that very few of our Toronto members realize that they have, right under their noses, what appears to be the oldest operating passenger vessel on the Great Lakes.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Surette, Louis (July 27, 2000). "What lies beneath is ferry low blow". Toronto Star. p. B 07. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2011. The Hiawatha, built in 1895 and considered one of the world's oldest vessels still in daily service, was boarded and sunk by vandals at the yacht club's dock on Queens Quay, police said. The boat took club members and guests between the city and Toronto Island.
  3. ^ Kuitenbrouwer, Peter (August 6, 2011). "Doing water-tight deals". National Post. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2011 – via canada.com. The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, founded 1852, moved its clubhouse to Toronto Island in 1881; members and guests access the island with a pair of century-old ferry boats, the Hiawatha and Kwasind (names in a Longfellow poem).
  4. ^ "M.V. Hiawatha Historical Plaque". torontoplaques.com.
  5. ^ "Ferry Sinks". boatnerd. July 29, 2000. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011. The Hiawatha's sister vessel the Kwasind was also left semi-submerged and adrift, but was salvaged and returned to its dock. Police investigation continues but the police suspect that vandals opened the sea valves, allowing the vessel to fill with water.
  6. ^ Younger-Lewis, Greg (August 22, 2000). "Cash reward offered to solve boat sinkings". Toronto Star. p. B 05. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
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