MELROSE (1895, Barge)

Year of Build:

1895

Official Number:

103556

Built at:

Kingston, ONT

Vessel Type:

Barge

Hull Materials:

Wood

Builder Name:

Ainslee

Original Owner and Location:

Montreal Transportation Co., Montreal, QUE.

Number of Masts:

3

Length:

183' 6"

Beam:

35' 8"

Depth:

14'

Tonnage (gross):

768

Tonnage (net):

740

1896, Apr 26 Launched; towed by BANNOCK BURN.

1905 Owned Montreal Transportation Company

1905, Nov 23 Ran on shoal & sank near Brockville, St. Lawrence River.

1906, Sep Ashore near Sault Ste. Marie with grain; released.

1918, Jun 9 Sunk, St. Lawrence River with wheat.

1930 Owned Sin Mac Lines, Ltd, Montreal, QUE.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie