Also known as:

FLORENCE;MAUREEN H.;FLORENCE J.;OWENDOC;BAND, C.S.

Year of Build:

1896

Official Number:

92697

Built at:

Chicago, IL

Vessel Type:

Barge

Hull Materials:

Steel

Number of Decks:

1

Hull Number:

18

Builder Name:

Chicago Ship Building Co.

Original Owner and Location:

Minnesota Steam Ship Co., Duluth, MN

Length:

352'

Beam:

44'

Depth:

21.5'

Tonnage (gross):

3256

Tonnage (net):

3121

Final Location:

C. D. Metal Co., Toronto, ONT. Lake Ontario

Date:

1980

How:

dismantled

1897, Aug 5 Collided with & sank tug RIVER QUEEN at Detour, MI.

1900, Oct 27 Collision with steam WILBER, E.P. Lake St. Clair; serious damage to bow.

1901 Owned Pittsburg Steam Ship Co., Cleveland, OH.

1924 Reconstructed by Pittsburg Steam Ship Co; given new tank tops; 352' x 44'1" x 26'1"; 2815 gross tons.

1936 Owned Marine Shipbuilding Co.-Pidgeon River Lumber Co.

1937, Sep Renamed FLORENCE.

1938 Owned Geistman Transportation Co.

1938, Apr Renamed MAUREEN H.

1938 Renamed FLORENCE J; C170554.

1942 owned Lakehead Transportation Co., Fort William, ONT.

1949 Renamed OWENDOC; owned Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Co., Ltd.

1949 Owned N.M. Paterson.

1960 owned N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd., Fort William.

1962 Renamed BAND, C.S.

1960-73 Used as grain storage facility Goderich, ONT.

1976 Owned McNamara Constsruction Co.; used in construction of Ontario hydro nuclear generating plant at Douglas Point, Lake Huron.

1980 Scrapped.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie