- Royal Tar (1835)
Approx. 146x24. Owned by J. Hammond et al. Built by W. & I. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched 09/11/35. Used Saint John N. B. to Portland and St. Adrews alternately. Destroyed by fire 25/10/36 Penobscot Bay, Maine, 32 killed. Fire caused when boilers ran dry, overheated, ignited wedges driven …
Approx. 146x24. Owned by J. Hammond et al. Built by W. & I. Olive, Carleton N. B. and launched 09/11/35. Used Saint John N. B. to Portland and St. Adrews …
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- Rustler (1884)
Official No.: 90794; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1888) 67x15x4 Owned by M. Manson, Nanaimo. Engine 12x12 by Moran Bros., Seattle Wash. Wrecked 27/11/89 Nelson's Island B. C. ; Final Location: Nelson's Island, British Columbia, Canada, Wrecked
Official No.: 90794; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1888) 67x15x4 Owned by M. Manson, Nanaimo. Engine 12x12 by Moran Bros., Seattle Wash. Wrecked 27/11/89 Nelson's Island B. C. ; Final Location: Nelson's …
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- Ruth (1898)
Official No.: 107518; 50x15x3 Owned by J. Irving, Victoria 1898; Yukon Flyer Transportation Co., also Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. 1899; Atlin Transportation Co. 1901. Built by J. Carroll, Bennett Lake B. C. 1898. Engines (2) 5x20 by Vulcan Iron Works, Seattle Wash. Sternwheel. ; Final Location: Atlin Lake, …
Official No.: 107518; 50x15x3 Owned by J. Irving, Victoria 1898; Yukon Flyer Transportation Co., also Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. 1899; Atlin Transportation Co. 1901. Built by J. Carroll, …
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- S.N.A. No.1 (1914)
Other Names: Benmaple (1922); Official No.: 146135; Previous Registration: France (1922) 250x43x17 Owned by Port Colborne & St. Lawrence Navigation Co. (Maple Leaf Mills). Built by Great Lakes Engineering Co., Ecorse Mich. 1914. Engine16-26½-45x33 by builders. Purchased in Europe by Maple Leaf Milling Co., used on Lakes for one month …
Other Names: Benmaple (1922); Official No.: 146135; Previous Registration: France (1922) 250x43x17 Owned by Port Colborne & St. Lawrence Navigation Co. (Maple Leaf Mills). Built by Great Lakes Engineering Co., …
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- Sagamore (1888)
Official No.: 142096; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1919) 164x26x13 Owned by Newfoundland Steamboat Co. 1913; T. F. Mahoney, Sydney N. S. 1922; B. Townsend & P. McAllister, Sydney 1927. Engine 15-24-37½x30 by New England Shipbuilding Co. Destroyed by fire 27/02/25 Halifax while on charter to Dominion Government. ; Final Location: Halifax, …
Official No.: 142096; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1919) 164x26x13 Owned by Newfoundland Steamboat Co. 1913; T. F. Mahoney, Sydney N. S. 1922; B. Townsend & P. McAllister, Sydney 1927. Engine 15-24-37½x30 …
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- Saguenay (1911)
Official No.: 130526; Later Registration: China (1946) 275x40x15 Owned by Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co. / Canada Steamship Lines. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Govan Scotland 1911. Engine 4 cyl. 3 exp. 16-25½-29½-29½x? by builder. Licensed for 500 passengers 1914. Used in freight service after 1935; last used …
Official No.: 130526; Later Registration: China (1946) 275x40x15 Owned by Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co. / Canada Steamship Lines. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Govan Scotland 1911. Engine …
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- Hygeia (1886)
Official No.: 100460; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100460 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 73 x 17 -- 54 tons Rebuilt: Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1926 73x17x7 Owned by J. Doran, Levis 1886, 1895; to Cape Breton Electric Co. 1900, 1921; to Bras d'Or Coal Co. 1925; Hygeia Steamship Co., …
Official No.: 100460; First Rebuild: Official Number: 100460 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 73 x 17 -- 54 tons Rebuilt: Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1926 73x17x7 Owned by J. …
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- Hylton Castle (1871)
Official No.: 65412; 251x32x19 Owned in England, chartered to R. Dunsmuir, Nanaimo B. C, for coal trade. Built by T. R. Oswald, Sunderland England 1871. Engine 28-55x33 (maker unknown). Arrived Victoria from United Kingdom April 1880. Sank 11/01/86 Fire Island, New York. ; Final Location: Fire Island, New York, U.S.A., …
Official No.: 65412; 251x32x19 Owned in England, chartered to R. Dunsmuir, Nanaimo B. C, for coal trade. Built by T. R. Oswald, Sunderland England 1871. Engine 28-55x33 (maker unknown). Arrived …
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- I.B. Hamblen (1891)
Official No.: 96807; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1892) 68x15x5 Owned by T. Tanner, Pictou N. S. 1895; J. A. Farquhar, Halifax 1901; Whitman Fish Co. Destroyed by fire 03/12/07 Canso N. S. ; Final Location: Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, Burnt
Official No.: 96807; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1892) 68x15x5 Owned by T. Tanner, Pictou N. S. 1895; J. A. Farquhar, Halifax 1901; Whitman Fish Co. Destroyed by fire 03/12/07 Canso N. …
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- Impoco (1913)
Official No.: 135238; 250x43x20 Owned by Imperial Oil Ltd. Wrecked 06/04/21 Blonde Rock near Yarmouth N. S. ; Final Location: Blonde Rock, Nova Scotia, Canada, Wrecked
Official No.: 135238; 250x43x20 Owned by Imperial Oil Ltd. Wrecked 06/04/21 Blonde Rock near Yarmouth N. S. ; Final Location: Blonde Rock, Nova Scotia, Canada, Wrecked
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- Iocoma (1912)
Other Names: Imperial Whitby (1947); George S. Cleet; Baygeorge; Official No.: 132745; First Rebuild: Official Number: 132745 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 248 x 43 -- 2174 tons Rebuilt: Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1951 Second Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Third Rebuild: Propulsion: Screw Rebuilt: Kingston, Ontario, Canada 248x43x16 Owned …
Other Names: Imperial Whitby (1947); George S. Cleet; Baygeorge; Official No.: 132745; First Rebuild: Official Number: 132745 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 248 x 43 -- 2174 tons Rebuilt: Montreal, Quebec, Canada …
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- Ionic (1872)
Other Names: Cuba; Maplebranch (1920); Official No.: 116954; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1906) as Cuba First Rebuild: Official Number: 116954 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 232 x 36 -- 1014 tons Rebuilt: Sorel, Quebec, Canada in 1935 238x36x13 Owned by Northern Navigation Co., Sarnia, Ont. 1906-1912; Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., 1912-1913; Canada …
Other Names: Cuba; Maplebranch (1920); Official No.: 116954; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1906) as Cuba First Rebuild: Official Number: 116954 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 232 x 36 -- 1014 tons Rebuilt: Sorel, …
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- Isaac N. Veasey (1888)
Other Names: La Have (1915); Official No.: 116742; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1905) 96x18x8 Owned by R. G. Roach, Bay of Islands Nfld.; to C. A. Larder, New Ross N. S. 1907; Halifax-La Have Steam Packet Co. 1917. Sank autumn 1907 off Kelley's Beach N. S., sold while under water, refloated …
Other Names: La Have (1915); Official No.: 116742; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1905) 96x18x8 Owned by R. G. Roach, Bay of Islands Nfld.; to C. A. Larder, New Ross N. S. …
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- Island King (1920)
Other Names: Columba; Chilliwack (1950); Tahsis Prince; Official No.: 160634; Previous Registration: Norway (1929) as Columba 165x28x12 Owned by B. C. Cement Co., Victoria; to Union Steamship Co. 1940. Voyage from Rouen, France took from 07/02/29 to 09/10/29 owing to repeated engine trouble. Delayed five months at Azores awaiting engine …
Other Names: Columba; Chilliwack (1950); Tahsis Prince; Official No.: 160634; Previous Registration: Norway (1929) as Columba 165x28x12 Owned by B. C. Cement Co., Victoria; to Union Steamship Co. 1940. Voyage …
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- Island Princess (1913)
Other Names: Daily; Cy Peck (1930); Official No.: 138784; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1918) as Daily First Rebuild: Official Number: 138784 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 116 x 25 -- 187 tons Rebuilt: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1930 116x25x9 Owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, to Gulf Islands Ferry Co. 1930; to B. …
Other Names: Daily; Cy Peck (1930); Official No.: 138784; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1918) as Daily First Rebuild: Official Number: 138784 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 116 x 25 -- 187 tons Rebuilt: …
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- Islander (1846)
Other Names: Bruce (1862); Seaman; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1858) First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 100 x 17 -- -107 tons Rebuilt: Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1862 100x17x8 Owned by Van Every & Rumball, Goderich; Detlor & Son, Goderich 1866; D. S. Booth, Brockville 1868; to Schofield & Rochester, Ottawa 1873; …
Other Names: Bruce (1862); Seaman; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1858) First Rebuild: Propulsion: Sidewheel Dimensions: 100 x 17 -- -107 tons Rebuilt: Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1862 100x17x8 Owned by Van …
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- Islander (1888)
Official No.: 95093; 240x42x14 Owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Built by Napier Shanks & Bell, Yoker (Glasgow) Scotland 1888. Engines (2) 20-31-52x36 by Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow. Wrecked in collision with iceberg 15/08/01 Douglas Island, Alaska, 42 killed. Hulk raised 1934 and quantity of gold dust recovered. ; Final Location: …
Official No.: 95093; 240x42x14 Owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Built by Napier Shanks & Bell, Yoker (Glasgow) Scotland 1888. Engines (2) 20-31-52x36 by Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow. Wrecked in collision …
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- J.A. McKee (1908)
Other Names: Thordoc (1927); Official No.: 125442; Previous Registration: British (1914) 248x43x23 Owned by Western Steamship Co. 1908-1914; Algoma Central Railway 1914-1916; to Canadian Government Merchant Marine 1917; to N. M. Paterson & Sons, Ltd. 1923-1939. Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle England 1908. Engine 20½-33-54x36 by North …
Other Names: Thordoc (1927); Official No.: 125442; Previous Registration: British (1914) 248x43x23 Owned by Western Steamship Co. 1908-1914; Algoma Central Railway 1914-1916; to Canadian Government Merchant Marine 1917; to N. …
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- Henriette (1872)
Previous Registration: France (1904) First Rebuild: Official Number: 112254 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 160 x 30 -- 763 tons Rebuilt: in 1906 160X30X19 Owned by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; to Coastwise Steamship & Barge Co. 1915. ; Final Location: Suva, Fiji, Wrecked
Previous Registration: France (1904) First Rebuild: Official Number: 112254 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 160 x 30 -- 763 tons Rebuilt: in 1906 160X30X19 Owned by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; to Coastwise …
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- Henry B. Hall (1881)
Other Names: Iron Duke; Official No.: 138094; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1916) as Iron Duke First Rebuild: Official Number: 138094 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 220 x 35 -- 1190 tons Rebuilt: in 1919 213x35x19 Owned by A. H. Lomer, Montreal 1916; Blantyre Transportation & Coal Co., Montreal 1917; Fairhaven Transportation & Coal …
Other Names: Iron Duke; Official No.: 138094; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1916) as Iron Duke First Rebuild: Official Number: 138094 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 220 x 35 -- 1190 tons Rebuilt: in …
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