Schooners, Barques, Steamers on Georgian Bay

Owner: Captain Hackett. First known wreck on Georgian Bay, in 1828.

Built at York. Owner: Stephen Jeffery. In use by late 1829 or 1930

51' long, 47 tons. Built at Bayfield, Ontario, Canada in 1854.

136' x 36', 537 tons. Built in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1857.

Built in Penetang, Ontario, Canada in 1833. Owners: Messrs. Thompson and Mitchell. Retired in 1838.

125' x 16', 160 tons. Built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1839. Renamed Goderich in 1845. Renamed Gore in 1846. Retired in 1852.

188' x 25' sidewheeler, 620 tons. Built in Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. in 1853. Rebuilt as the Collingwood. Wrecked in 1862.

The renamed Kaloolah (see above). In use by 1855. The first steamer to make the trip from a Georgian Bay port to the Lakehead, in July 1857. Wrecked in 1862.

121' twin-screw. In use by 1858. The first to provide regular mail service from Collingwood to the head of Lake Superior.

170' x 28' sidewheeler, 185 tons. Built in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1851. Renamed T.F. Park in 1864. Burnt in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., in 1870.

163' paddle steamer, 758 tons. The renamed City of Toronto (147' x 23', 350 tons), built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1841. Rebuilt (163' x 22', 758 tons) in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1863. Renamed Racine in 1863. Renamed Algoma in 1864. Abandoned in 1877.

61', 50 tons. Built in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada in 1874. Burnt at Byng Inlet, Ontario, Canada in 1878.

135' sidewheeler. Owner: The Beatty Family. In use by 1867. Sank in 1879.

221' sidewheeler. Built at Liverpool. Owner: Lake Superior Royal Mail Line. In use by 1868.

182' x 28' sidewheeler, 1324 tons. Built at Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1867. Renamed Baltic in 1888. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1896.

Sidewheeler. Owner: Lake Superior Royal Mail Line. In use by 1871.

100'. Owner: "Byng Inlet lumber interests". In use by 1877.

156' single-screw. Owner: Georgian Bay Navigation Company. In use by 1878.

152' x 30', 706 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1880. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burned May 17th, 1882 in sight of Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

147' x 30', 683 tons. The rebuilt Manitoulin. Rebuilt in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1883. Burnt near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1903. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company.

137' x 28', 613 tons. Built in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada in 1873. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Sank September 14th, 1882, near Byng Inlet, Ontario, Canada.

179' x 31', 918 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1883. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1898.

Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1890 at 135' x 28', 748 tons. Rebuilt in 1893 at 17' x 28', 974 tons. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1916.

130' x 25', 491 tons. Built in Meaford, Ontario, Canada in 1889. Renamed City of Parry Sound in 1895. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1900.

The renamed Favourite (see above). Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd.

213' x 34' wooden propellor, 1387 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1893. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1905.

147' x 23' sidewheeler, 350 tons. Built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1841. Renamed Racine in1863. Rebuilt in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., in 1863 (163' x 22', 758 tons). Renamed Algoma in 1864. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Abandoned in 1877.

209' x 35', 1578 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1895. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Point Edward, Ontario, Canada, in 1915.

72' x 17', 55 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1898. Broken up in 1906.

184' x 32', 1014 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, in 1899. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1917.

321' x 43' steel, 3330 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1901. Owner: Northern Navigation Company of Ontario Ltd. Broken up in 1950.

263' x 38', 2269 tons. Built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1883. Renamed Athabaska in 1903. Rebuilt in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, in 1911 (299' x 38', 2784 tons). Broken up in 1947.

145' x 26' wooden properllor, 597 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1904. Owner: Dominion Transportation Company. Rebuilt as a floating hotel in 1946, then abandoned.

137' x 24' wooden propellor, 470 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1903. Owner: Dominion Transportation Company. Broken up in 1905.

Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1925.

178' x 24', 529 tons. Built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1888 (then 154' x 24', 459 tons). Originally named Macassa. Rebuilt in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1905. Renamed Manasoo in 1928. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. Foundered off Griffith Island, Ontario, Canada in 1928.

117' x 25', 462 tons. Built in Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1902. Previously named James R. Elliott. In use on the Great Lakes by 1936. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. Rebuilt as a floating restaurant.

212' steel. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1946.

190' steel. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1950.

362' x 52', 6905 tons. Built in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, in 1913. Rebuilt in Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A. in 1915. Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway. Burned in the harbour at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1949.



Killarney History
			Schooners, Barques and Steamers on Georgian Bay up to the 1950s


	SCHOONERS *Alice Hackett* Owner: Captain Hackett. First known wreck on Georgian Bay, in 1828. *Annie and Jane* Built at York. Owner: Stephen Jeffery. In use by late 1829 or 1930 *Ann Mackenzie* 100' long. Built at Sydenham. In use by 1848. *Belle McPhee* In use by 1850. Sank in 1854. *Carolina Marsh* In use by 1856. *Stanley* 51' long, 47 tons. Built at Bayfield, Ontario, Canada in 1854. *Ontonabee* 2-masted. In use by 1880. *Nellie Sherwood* 2-masted. In use by 1882. *A.G. Morey* 3-masted. In use by 1882. *Lottie Wolf* Sank in 1879. BARQUES *Malta* 136' x 36', 537 tons. Built in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1857. STEAMERS *Penetanguishene* Built in Penetang, Ontario, Canada in 1833. Owners: Messrs. Thompson and Mitchell. Retired in 1838. *Gore* 125' x 16', 160 tons. Built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1839. Renamed Goderich in 1845. Renamed Gore in 1846. Retired in 1852. *Kaloolah* 188' x 25' sidewheeler, 620 tons. Built in Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. in 1853. Rebuilt as the Collingwood. Wrecked in 1862. *Collingwood* The renamed Kaloolah (see above). In use by 1855. The first steamer to make the trip from a Georgian Bay port to the Lakehead, in July 1857. Wrecked in 1862. *Rescue* 121' twin-screw. In use by 1858. The first to provide regular mail service from Collingwood to the head of Lake Superior. *Ploughboy* 170' x 28' sidewheeler, 185 tons. Built in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1851. Renamed T.F. Park in 1864. Burnt in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., in 1870. *Canadian* In use by 1859. *Algoma* 163' paddle steamer, 758 tons. The renamed City of Toronto (147' x 23', 350 tons), built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1841. Rebuilt (163' x 22', 758 tons) in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1863. Renamed Racine in 1863. Renamed Algoma in 1864. Abandoned in 1877. *Clifton* Owner: Captain W.H. Smith. In use by the early 1860s. *Collingwood* 61', 50 tons. Built in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada in 1874. Burnt at Byng Inlet, Ontario, Canada in 1878. *Waubuno* 135' sidewheeler. Owner: The Beatty Family. In use by 1867. Sank in 1879. *Chicora* 221' sidewheeler. Built at Liverpool. Owner: Lake Superior Royal Mail Line. In use by 1868. *Frances Smith* 182' x 28' sidewheeler, 1324 tons. Built at Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1867. Renamed Baltic in 1888. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1896. *Cumberland* Sidewheeler. Owner: Lake Superior Royal Mail Line. In use by 1871. *Mary Ward* 120'. In use by 1872, sank in 1872. *Northern Belle* Owner: Georgian Bay Navigation Company. In use by 1876. *Maganettawan* 100'. Owner: "Byng Inlet lumber interests". In use by 1877. *Northern Queen* 156' single-screw. Owner: Georgian Bay Navigation Company. In use by 1878. *Manitoulin* 152' x 30', 706 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1880. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burned May 17th, 1882 in sight of Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. *Atlantic* 147' x 30', 683 tons. The rebuilt Manitoulin. Rebuilt in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1883. Burnt near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1903. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. *Asia* 137' x 28', 613 tons. Built in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada in 1873. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Sank September 14th, 1882, near Byng Inlet, Ontario, Canada. *Pacific* 179' x 31', 918 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1883. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1898. *City of Midland* Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1890 at 135' x 28', 748 tons. Rebuilt in 1893 at 17' x 28', 974 tons. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1916. *Favourite* 130' x 25', 491 tons. Built in Meaford, Ontario, Canada in 1889. Renamed City of Parry Sound in 1895. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1900. *City of Parry Sound* The renamed Favourite (see above). Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. *City of Collingwood* 213' x 34' wooden propellor, 1387 tons. Built in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1893. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1905. *City of Toronto* 147' x 23' sidewheeler, 350 tons. Built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada in 1841. Renamed Racine in1863. Rebuilt in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., in 1863 (163' x 22', 758 tons). Renamed Algoma in 1864. Owner: North Shore Navigation Company Ltd. Abandoned in 1877. *Majestic* 209' x 35', 1578 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1895. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Point Edward, Ontario, Canada, in 1915. *Huron* 72' x 17', 55 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1898. Broken up in 1906. *Germanic* 184' x 32', 1014 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, in 1899. Owner: Great Northern Transit Company. Burnt at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1917. *Huronic* 321' x 43' steel, 3330 tons. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1901. Owner: Northern Navigation Company of Ontario Ltd. Broken up in 1950. *Athabasca* 263' x 38', 2269 tons. Built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1883. Renamed Athabaska in 1903. Rebuilt in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, in 1911 (299' x 38', 2784 tons). Broken up in 1947. *Caribou* 145' x 26' wooden properllor, 597 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1904. Owner: Dominion Transportation Company. Rebuilt as a floating hotel in 1946, then abandoned. *Manitou* 137' x 24' wooden propellor, 470 tons. Built in Goderich, Ontario, Canada in 1903. Owner: Dominion Transportation Company. Broken up in 1905. *Manitoulin* Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1925. *Manasoo* 178' x 24', 529 tons. Built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1888 (then 154' x 24', 459 tons). Originally named Macassa. Rebuilt in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in 1905. Renamed Manasoo in 1928. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. Foundered off Griffith Island, Ontario, Canada in 1928. *Normac* 117' x 25', 462 tons. Built in Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1902. Previously named James R. Elliott. In use on the Great Lakes by 1936. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. Rebuilt as a floating restaurant. *Norisle* 212' steel. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1946. *Norgoma* 190' steel. Built in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Owner: Owen Sound Transportation Company. In use by 1950. *Noronic* 362' x 52', 6905 tons. Built in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, in 1913. Rebuilt in Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A. in 1915. Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway. Burned in the harbour at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1949.

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