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  • Festubert (1917)
    Festubert (1917)
    Ship       Other Names: Inverleigh (1948); Official No.: 140922; Final Location: Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada, Foundered
    Ship     Other Names: Inverleigh (1948); Official No.: 140922; Final Location: Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada, Foundered
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  • Deckload for Dexter: Schooner Days CCCCXLVIII (448)
    Deckload for Dexter: Schooner Days CCCCXLVIII (448)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Aug 1940     Deckload for Dexter Schooner Days CCCCXLVIII (448) (Lake Life of a Licensed Master Mariner) by C. H. J. Snider _______ "AND NEXT YEAR," ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Aug 1940   Deckload for Dexter Schooner Days CCCCXLVIII (448) (Lake Life of a Licensed Master Mariner) by C. H. J. Snider _______ "AND NEXT YEAR," ...
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  • Clifton (1846)
    Clifton (1846)
    Ship       Official No.: 33565; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1862) 97x18x7 Owned by I. Smith, Owen Sound Ont.; to J. Holt, Sarnia 1871. Used on Lake Ontario.
    Ship     Official No.: 33565; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1862) 97x18x7 Owned by I. Smith, Owen Sound Ont.; to J. Holt, Sarnia 1871. Used on Lake Ontario.
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  • Orient (Schooner), aground, 12 Oct 1876
    Orient (Schooner), aground, 12 Oct 1876
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss
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  • Mabel Bradshaw (1889)
    Mabel Bradshaw (1889)
    Ship       Other Names: Soo City (1907); Official No.: 117085; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1907) 135x26x9 Owned by H. Cleland, Collingwood 1897; Georgian Bay Navigation Co. 1914; to Playter Transportation Co., Owen Sound 1916. Built by E. W. Heath, Benton Harbor Mich. 1889. Engine 16-28x26 by Wilson & Hendrie, Montague, Mich. Licensed for …
    Ship     Other Names: Soo City (1907); Official No.: 117085; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1907) 135x26x9 Owned by H. Cleland, Collingwood 1897; Georgian Bay Navigation Co. 1914; to Playter Transportation Co., Owen Sound …
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  • J.W. Ward (1891)
    J.W. Ward (1891)
    Ship       Official No.: 134020; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1915) 70x10x7 Owned by Port Arthur Construction Co. 1914, 1917; Federal Construction Co. 1921. Tug.
    Ship     Official No.: 134020; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1915) 70x10x7 Owned by Port Arthur Construction Co. 1914, 1917; Federal Construction Co. 1921. Tug.
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  • Quick Trip with Injured Man
    Quick Trip with Injured Man
    NewspaperText  Grand Rapids Press, 20 Jun 1908, p. 2     Quick Trip with Injured man. (Special to The Evening Press) Benton Harbor, June 20.-- Plowing through the waters of Lake Michigan as fast as steam will carry her is the salt barge Edward Buckley. The boat is running a race with death. Aboard the vessel, critically injured, is ...
    NewspaperText  Grand Rapids Press, 20 Jun 1908, p. 2   Quick Trip with Injured man. (Special to The Evening Press) Benton Harbor, June 20.-- Plowing through the waters of Lake Michigan as fast as steam will carry her is the …
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  • City of Louisville (Propeller), U110824, fire, 18 Jan 1901
    City of Louisville (Propeller), U110824, fire, 18 Jan 1901
    TextNewspaper       Reason: fire Lives: 1 Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: fire Lives: 1 Remarks: Repaired
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  • Mary (Propeller), U  ?, fire, 9 Dec 1899
    Mary (Propeller), U ?, fire, 9 Dec 1899
    TextNewspaper       Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Rebuilt
    TextNewspaper     Reason: fire Lives: nil Remarks: Rebuilt
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  • City of St. Joseph (Propeller), burnt, 25 Oct 1884
    City of St. Joseph (Propeller), burnt, 25 Oct 1884
    TextNewspaper       Reason: burnt Remarks: Damaged
    TextNewspaper     Reason: burnt Remarks: Damaged
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  • Favorite (Propeller), broke her wheel, 1 Sep 1869
    Favorite (Propeller), broke her wheel, 1 Sep 1869
    TextNewspaper       Reason: broke her wheel
    TextNewspaper     Reason: broke her wheel
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  • Mahone (1904)
    Mahone (1904)
    Ship       Official No.: 116515; First Rebuild: Official Number: 116515 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 83 x 20 -- 89 tons Rebuilt: Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada in 1929 86x20x11 Owned by J. Ernst & Son 1907; to La Cie. Trans-St. Laurent, Fraserville Que. 1901, 1914; to Provincial Steamship Co., Halifax 1916. Built by I. Wagner, …
    Ship     Official No.: 116515; First Rebuild: Official Number: 116515 Propulsion: Screw Dimensions: 83 x 20 -- 89 tons Rebuilt: Burgeo, Newfoundland, Canada in 1929 86x20x11 Owned by J. Ernst & Son …
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  • Paid in Full: Schooner Days DCCCLXXV (875)
    Paid in Full: Schooner Days DCCCLXXV (875)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 27 Nov 1948     Paid in Full Schooner Days DCCCLXXV (875) by C. H. J. Snider CAPT. JOHNNY NEWBROOM, who got his first chance as master because everybody else had wound up each season with the ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 27 Nov 1948   Paid in Full Schooner Days DCCCLXXV (875) by C. H. J. Snider CAPT. JOHNNY NEWBROOM, who got his first chance as master because everybody else had wound up each season …
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  • The Schooner Rockaway and Her Crew
    The Schooner Rockaway and Her Crew
    NewspaperText  Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, MI), 20 Nov 1891, p. 7, column 2     The Schooner Rockaway and Her Crew William Brinen, one of the owners of the schooner Rockaway, which was reported in danger off South Haven, has returned. He found the boat's crew at South Haven. They had been taken off the boat by the life saving crew in an almost exhausted …
    NewspaperText  Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, MI), 20 Nov 1891, p. 7, column 2   The Schooner Rockaway and Her Crew William Brinen, one of the owners of the schooner Rockaway, which was reported in danger off South Haven, has returned. He found the boat's …
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  • Kathleen (1886)
    Kathleen (1886)
    Ship       Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily ferry, occasional lake excursions in early years. Licensed for 170 passengers 1886, 200 passengers 1914. Damaged by fire in drydock …
    Ship     Official No.: 90574; 84x18x6 Owned by A. J. Tymon, Toronto; to Toronto Ferry Co. 1892. Built by G. Dickson, Toronto 1886. Engine 12x14 by Nash & Weed, Buffalo N.Y. Primarily …
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  • The Grand Haven Rig: Schooner Days CXXVII (127)
    The Grand Haven Rig: Schooner Days CXXVII (127)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Feb 1934     The Grand Haven Rig Schooner Days CXXVII (127) THERE was one rig we evolved on the lakes, which like the esteemed mule, had neither ancestry to boast of nor posterity to encourage. This was generally called the Grand Haven rig, although whether it ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 24 Feb 1934   The Grand Haven Rig Schooner Days CXXVII (127) THERE was one rig we evolved on the lakes, which like the esteemed mule, had neither ancestry to boast of nor posterity …
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  • Cayuga (1906)
    Cayuga (1906)
    Ship       Official No.: 122219; 305x37x15 Owned by Niagara Navigation Co., to Canada Steamship Lines 1912; to Cayuga Steamship Co. 1954. Built by Canadian Shipbuilding Co., Toronto and launched 03/03/06. Engines 17½-25-36-52x30 by builders. Always used Toronto-Queenston. Licensed for 2150 passengers 1914. Reduction in contract price for non-delivery for 1906 season (maiden …
    Ship     Official No.: 122219; 305x37x15 Owned by Niagara Navigation Co., to Canada Steamship Lines 1912; to Cayuga Steamship Co. 1954. Built by Canadian Shipbuilding Co., Toronto and launched 03/03/06. Engines 17½-25-36-52x30 …
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  • Charles Lyon (1908)
    Charles Lyon (1908)
    Ship       Official No.: 125975; 280x40x20 Owned by D. H. Lyon, to Canadian Pacific Car & Passenger Transfer Co. 1929; to J. J. Porter & Sons 1931. Built by Polson Iron Works, Toronto and launched 07/12/07. Engine originally 22x30 by builder; soon compounded to 22-44x30. Converted to 2 drill scows 1932.
    Ship     Official No.: 125975; 280x40x20 Owned by D. H. Lyon, to Canadian Pacific Car & Passenger Transfer Co. 1929; to J. J. Porter & Sons 1931. Built by Polson Iron Works, …
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  • Cingalee (1905)
    Cingalee (1905)
    Ship       Official No.: 126419; 66x13x5 Owned by Dominion Government, to Georgian Bay Shipbuilding & Wrecking Co. 1920. Built by G. Bussey, Toronto 1905. Engine 8-16x12 by Doty Engine Works.
    Ship     Official No.: 126419; 66x13x5 Owned by Dominion Government, to Georgian Bay Shipbuilding & Wrecking Co. 1920. Built by G. Bussey, Toronto 1905. Engine 8-16x12 by Doty Engine Works.
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  • Citizen (1853)
    Citizen (1853)
    Ship       115x18 approx. Owned by J. Quinn, Toronto, then J. Hutchison, Toronto; to Richelieu Co. 1859. Built at Toronto (?) 1853. Original engine unknown; replaced 1869 by oscillating, 20" dia. by E. E. Gilbert, Montreal. Built as Toronto ferry. For sale 1861 by Bartley & Gilbert: evidently traded in by Richelieu …
    Ship     115x18 approx. Owned by J. Quinn, Toronto, then J. Hutchison, Toronto; to Richelieu Co. 1859. Built at Toronto (?) 1853. Original engine unknown; replaced 1869 by oscillating, 20" dia. by …
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