1871                                               Japan                                         1936       

Iron Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel

Built at Buffalo NY by King Iron Works
Launched Sept 1871

220’ LOA, 206’ LBP, 32’ beam, 24’2” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, fore and aft compound engine

Enrolled at Erie PA Sept 20, 1871 (#11)
210.0 x 32.6 x 14.0, 1239.46 tons (gross tons, 932.02 NT 1882)     US 75323     to:
Erie & Western Transportation Co., Erie PA (home port Erie PA) Great Lakes vessel fleet of Pennsylvania Railroad, as known as the “Anchor Line”

Sold late 1909 to Montreal & Lake Erie Steamship Co., Toronto ON.  U. S. enrollment surrendered  Dec 28, 1909.
Enrolled Canadian 1910 at 220.0 x 35.5 x 14.0, 1574 GT, 869 NT     Can 126526     and renamed City of Hamilton  (1), (home port to Ottawa ON)

Fleet merged 1913 into Canada Steamships Ltd., Montreal QC

Remeasured 1916 to 1367 GT, 630 NT

Renamed City of Walkerville 1927

Sold 1928 to John E. Russell, Toronto ON

Converted to barge 1931 and renamed Roy K. Russell (home port to Montreal QC)
Remeasured to 216.5 x 32.8 x 14.4, 959 GT, 922 NT

Transferred 1934 to Lloyd Refineries Ltd.

Scrapped 1935 at Hamilton ON

See history in Scanner March 1985 (#136)

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