1875 City of Owen Sound 1901
Wooden Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel
Built at Owen Sound ON by John Simpson
Launched June 15, 1875
180’ LOA, 172’ LBP, 29’ beam, 19’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, low pressure condensing engine, 450 IHP
Enrolled at
172.0 x 31.0 x 13.0, 732 GT, 498 NT Can 71181 to:
A. M. Smith, Owen Sound ON (Smith & Keightley, Toronto ON) (home port Toronto ON)
Wrecked Oct 23, 1887 on Clapperton Island, North Channel, Georgian Bay and sank
Raised 1892, towed to Owen Sound ON and rebuilt to a bulk freighter for Collins Bay Rafting & Forwarding Co., Collins Bay ON and renamed Saturn
Remeasured to 732 GT, 497 NT
Stranded Nov 5, 1895 in North Channel, Georgian Bay
Towed to Collingwood ON, repaired and returned to service
Remeasured to 19.0 depth and 883 GT, 663 NT
Sold 1901 to William McKinnon, Toronto ON
Foundered Sept 17, 1901 off Southampton ON, Lake Erie. Upbound with cargo of coal.
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