: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Catharines, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Louis Shickluna
Ownership Notes:: Graham, R. C., (1872); Campbell, George, (1872); Graham, j., (1873); Montreal transfer Company, (1896-1904);R. A. richardson Forwarding Company, (1911); Sin Mac Line, (1916)_;
Master(s):: McLaughlin, Hugh, (1872);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 27, 1872: Port: St. Catharines
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Argyle (1872-1886);
b. Barge, Glengarry (1886-c.1916)
Nationality:: Canada (1872-c.1916)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1872, St. Lawrence, struck a rock, sank and raised, $2, 000 loss;
2. 8/31/1877, Port Burwell, struck pier, sank and raised;
3. 5/5/1884, Michipicoten, Lake Superior, sank and raised, (supplies), hull $1, 600 loss, cargo $4, 000 loss;
4. 6/00/1892, caught on fire, burned and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: steeple compound engine, 21-34x32, built 1872, by G. N. Gills, St. Catharines, Ontario; Boiler, fire box, 10'x14', built 1888, by Kingston Iron Works, Kingston, Ontario;
She was presumed abandoned in 1916;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: St. Catharines,
2. Enrollment: St. Catharines,
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;
6. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;

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