Year of Build:

1893

Official Number:

100395

Built at:

Hamilton, ONT

Vessel Type:

Steambarge

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

Matthews Bros.

Original Owner and Location:

D & A Matthews, Hamilton, ONT

Propulsion:

Screw

# Propellers:

1

Length:

92' 4"

Beam:

19' 4"

Depth:

6' 6"

Tonnage (gross):

55

Tonnage (net):

38

How:

Dismantled

1897 August 26 Burned, Hamilton, ONT, Lake Ontario; rebuilt with larger houses.

1898 Rebuilt; 107 gross tons.

Post 1898 Used as harbor ferry in local freight trade.

1899 107 gross tons & 73 net tons owned by D & A Matthews.

1901 Owned W. O. Matthews, Hamilton.

1907 Owned Wallaceburg Sugar Co.

1907 - 1916 Laid up.

1930 Owned Dominion Sugar Co., Wallaceburg, homeport Hamilton, ONT.

1937 Registry closed, "Steamer ACACIA was broken up several years ago."

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

American Bureau of Shipping

Great Lakes Register