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  • F.W. Roebling (1890)
    F.W. Roebling (1890)
    Ship       Official No.: 113782; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1901) 102x22x13 Owned by F. D. Corbett & Co. (Halifax Towboat Co.) 1901, 1907; F. W. Roebling Co., Halifax 1917. Engine 16-32x24 by J. H. Diatogue, Camden N.J.. Tug, licensed for 30 passengers 1914. Badly damaged in "Mont Blanc" explosion 06/12/17 Halifax, 1 killed. …
    Ship     Official No.: 113782; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1901) 102x22x13 Owned by F. D. Corbett & Co. (Halifax Towboat Co.) 1901, 1907; F. W. Roebling Co., Halifax 1917. Engine 16-32x24 by J. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Commodore Barrie (1834)
    Commodore Barrie (1834)
    Ship       144x38x9 approx. Owned by H. Gildersleeve et al., Kingston, usually chartered to others. Built by Ewen, Kingston and launched 09/05/34. Engines (2) by Ward Foundry, Montreal. Lake Ontario mail steamer. Originally to have been named "Cataraqui" but renamed at last minute when Barrie, Commandant of Royal Navy dockyard at Kingston, …
    Ship     144x38x9 approx. Owned by H. Gildersleeve et al., Kingston, usually chartered to others. Built by Ewen, Kingston and launched 09/05/34. Engines (2) by Ward Foundry, Montreal. Lake Ontario mail steamer. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Silver Spray (1880)
    Silver Spray (1880)
    Ship       Approx. 50x10 Owner unknown. Used Belleville-Picton Ont. ; Final Location: Picton, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     Approx. 50x10 Owner unknown. Used Belleville-Picton Ont. ; Final Location: Picton, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mohawk (1843)
    Mohawk (1843)
    Ship       First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1846 99x20x10 Owned by Royal Navy; to Parks & Co., Amherstburg 1852; Lake Huron Transit Co. 1856. Built by T. Chilvers, Kingston and launched 21/02/43 by cutting away the ice. Lengthened to 130x20x10 by Kingston Marine Railway 1846. Had "Baird's patent …
    Ship     First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1846 99x20x10 Owned by Royal Navy; to Parks & Co., Amherstburg 1852; Lake Huron Transit Co. 1856. Built by T. Chilvers, …
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  • Richard S. King (1883)
    Richard S. King (1883)
    Ship       Other Names: Adam Ainslie (1892); Official No.: 84421; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94765 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 70 x 16 -- 59 tons Rebuilt: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1892 60x17x8 Owned by S. Hopkins, Port Colborne 1886; J. W. Maitland, Owen Sound 1895. Built by W. Ross, Port Robinson 1883; …
    Ship     Other Names: Adam Ainslie (1892); Official No.: 84421; First Rebuild: Official Number: 94765 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 70 x 16 -- 59 tons Rebuilt: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1892 60x17x8 …
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  • George H. Parker (1861)
    George H. Parker (1861)
    Ship       Other Names: Salvor (1904); Official No.: 74061; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1877) First Rebuild: Official Number: 116395 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 106 x 21 -- 126 tons Rebuilt: Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1898 109x26x9 Owned by C. Campbell, Windsor Ont., to A. Crawford 1878; Reid Wrecking Co., Sarnia. Built by J. …
    Ship     Other Names: Salvor (1904); Official No.: 74061; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1877) First Rebuild: Official Number: 116395 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 106 x 21 -- 126 tons Rebuilt: Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Verbena May (1888)
    Verbena May (1888)
    Ship       Official No.: 94913; 38x12x5 Owned by R. Gawley, Mar (Bruce Peninsula) Ont. Built by J. Trimble, Saugeen Ont. 1888. Wrecked 1896 east shore Lake Huron.; Final Location: Lake Huron, Wrecked
    Ship     Official No.: 94913; 38x12x5 Owned by R. Gawley, Mar (Bruce Peninsula) Ont. Built by J. Trimble, Saugeen Ont. 1888. Wrecked 1896 east shore Lake Huron.; Final Location: Lake Huron, Wrecked
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  • Coral (1871)
    Coral (1871)
    Ship       86x21x7 Owned by R. Daly, Wallaceburg Ont. 1877; W. Stokes, Newbury Ont. 1886. Built by Wm. Taylor, Wallaceburg 1871. (1874 List of Shipping says built Dresden Ont.) Steam Barge. Sank 1887 Lake Huron. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, Foundered
    Ship     86x21x7 Owned by R. Daly, Wallaceburg Ont. 1877; W. Stokes, Newbury Ont. 1886. Built by Wm. Taylor, Wallaceburg 1871. (1874 List of Shipping says built Dresden Ont.) Steam Barge. Sank …
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  • James Carruthers (1913)
    James Carruthers (1913)
    Ship       Official No.: 131090; 529x58x27 Owned by St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam Navigation Co. Built by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. 1913. Engine 24-40-66x42 by builders. Lost in "great gales" 09/11/13 Lake Huron, 25 killed. Wreckage washed ashore at Goderich. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, Foundered
    Ship     Official No.: 131090; 529x58x27 Owned by St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam Navigation Co. Built by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. 1913. Engine 24-40-66x42 by builders. Lost in "great gales" 09/11/13 Lake Huron, …
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  • Blanch Shelby (1874)
    Blanch Shelby (1874)
    Ship       Official No.: 71225; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1877) 42x9x4 Owned by J. Goodall 1874. Built by J. Day, Buffalo, New York. 1874. Engine 8x8 (maker unknown). Fish tug. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, Wrecked
    Ship     Official No.: 71225; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1877) 42x9x4 Owned by J. Goodall 1874. Built by J. Day, Buffalo, New York. 1874. Engine 8x8 (maker unknown). Fish tug. ; Final Location: …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Wexford (1883)
    Wexford (1883)
    Ship       Official No.: 87342; 250x40x16 Owned by Western Navigation Co. Built by Wm. Doxford & Son, Sunderland England. Lost in "great gales" 09/11/13 Lake Huron near Sarnia, 20 killed. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, Foundered
    Ship     Official No.: 87342; 250x40x16 Owned by Western Navigation Co. Built by Wm. Doxford & Son, Sunderland England. Lost in "great gales" 09/11/13 Lake Huron near Sarnia, 20 killed. ; Final …
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  • Regina (1907)
    Regina (1907)
    Ship       Official No.: 124231; Previous Registration: British (1912) 250x42x21 Owned by Canadian Lake Transportation Co. 1912; to Canadian Interlake Line 1913. Built by A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton Scotland and launched 03/09/07. Engine 17-28-46x33 by Muir & Houston, Glasgow. Sank in "great gales" 09/11/13 Lake Huron, 20 killed. ; Final Location: …
    Ship     Official No.: 124231; Previous Registration: British (1912) 250x42x21 Owned by Canadian Lake Transportation Co. 1912; to Canadian Interlake Line 1913. Built by A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton Scotland and launched …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Thousand Islander (1912)
    Thousand Islander (1912)
    Ship       Official No.: 141756; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1920) 166x32x8 Owned by Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co. 1912; Canada Steamship Lines 1914 (as American vessel); Northern Navigation Co. 1921; to Georgian Bay Tourist Co. 1928. Built by Toledo Shipbuilding Co. 1912. Engines (2) 15-30x20 by builder. Ordered by Thousand Islands Steamboat Co., …
    Ship     Official No.: 141756; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1920) 166x32x8 Owned by Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co. 1912; Canada Steamship Lines 1914 (as American vessel); Northern Navigation Co. 1921; to Georgian Bay …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Modoc (1869)
    Modoc (1869)
    Ship       Other Names: Velocipede; Official No.: 61166; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1873) as Velocipede 50x14x8 Owned by G. Campbell, Windsor. Built by Beverley Bros., Toledo Ohio 1869. Engine 14x16 (maker unknown). Lumber tug. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, Wrecked
    Ship     Other Names: Velocipede; Official No.: 61166; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1873) as Velocipede 50x14x8 Owned by G. Campbell, Windsor. Built by Beverley Bros., Toledo Ohio 1869. Engine 14x16 (maker unknown). Lumber …
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  • Manistique (1882)
    Manistique (1882)
    Ship       Official No.: 96860; Previous Registration: U.S.A. First Rebuild: Official Number: 96860 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 158 x 31 -- 548 tons 151x31x13 Owned by Sarnia Bay Towage & Salvage Co. 1907; Reid Towing & Wrecking Co., Sarnia 1928; to Sincennes-McNaughton 1929. Built by Linn & Craig, Gibraltar Mich. 1882. Engine 21-37x36 …
    Ship     Official No.: 96860; Previous Registration: U.S.A. First Rebuild: Official Number: 96860 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 158 x 31 -- 548 tons 151x31x13 Owned by Sarnia Bay Towage & Salvage Co. 1907; …
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  • Kitty Haight (1874)
    Kitty Haight (1874)
    Ship       Official No.: 72956; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1874) 65x17x8 Owned by S. Hopkins, St. Catharines 1875, 1881; to J. K. Fisken, Toronto 1882; Sarnia Towing & Transportation Co. 1895. Built by E. Haight, Buffalo, N.Y. and launched 26/08/74. Engine 20x22 by Farrar & Trefts, Buffalo. Tug. ; Final Location: Lake Huron, …
    Ship     Official No.: 72956; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1874) 65x17x8 Owned by S. Hopkins, St. Catharines 1875, 1881; to J. K. Fisken, Toronto 1882; Sarnia Towing & Transportation Co. 1895. Built by …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Glenorchy (1902)
    Glenorchy (1902)
    Ship       Other Names: A.E. Stewart; Official No.: 138213; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1918) as A.E. Stewart 380x50x24 Owned by Great Lakes Transportation Co., (James Playfair) Midland, 1918-1924. Built by F. W. Wheeler, West Bay City Michigan 1902. Engine 20-33-45x42 (maker unknown). Sunk in collision with "Leonard B. Miller" 29/10/24 Harbor Beach, Mich. …
    Ship     Other Names: A.E. Stewart; Official No.: 138213; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1918) as A.E. Stewart 380x50x24 Owned by Great Lakes Transportation Co., (James Playfair) Midland, 1918-1924. Built by F. W. Wheeler, …
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  • Cataraqui (1836)
    Cataraqui (1836)
    Ship       105x28 approx. Owned by Ottawa & Rideau Forwarding Co. Built by Shea, Kingston and launched 07/05/36. Engine from "Thomas McKay". Used Kingston-Ottawa-Grenville via Rideau Canal, occasionally Kingston-Prescott. Destroyed by fire 17/04/40 Kingston. ; Final Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     105x28 approx. Owned by Ottawa & Rideau Forwarding Co. Built by Shea, Kingston and launched 07/05/36. Engine from "Thomas McKay". Used Kingston-Ottawa-Grenville via Rideau Canal, occasionally Kingston-Prescott. Destroyed by fire …
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  • China (1872)
    China (1872)
    Ship       130x25x12 Owned by F. Patterson & J. Proctor. Built by W. H. Power & Co., Kingston and launched 27/04/72. Engine 36x30 by Davidson & Doran, Kingston (to "Africa"). Destroyed by fire 13/10/72 near Snake Island, S. W. of Kingston. ; Final Location: Near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Burnt
    Ship     130x25x12 Owned by F. Patterson & J. Proctor. Built by W. H. Power & Co., Kingston and launched 27/04/72. Engine 36x30 by Davidson & Doran, Kingston (to "Africa"). Destroyed by …
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  • Caroline Ives (1841)
    Caroline Ives (1841)
    Ship       Other Names: Frontenac (1843); First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: -200 tons Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1844 116x31 approx. Owned by J. & G. Ives, Kingston. Built by Ives, Kingston and launched 11/04/41. Engine by Ward, Montreal (from "Queenston") "The model of this boat is somewhat novel" (Montreal "Gazette"). Invention …
    Ship     Other Names: Frontenac (1843); First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: -200 tons Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1844 116x31 approx. Owned by J. & G. Ives, Kingston. Built by Ives, Kingston …
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