CITY OF OWEN SOUND (1875, Propeller)

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Identification

Vessel name:: CITY OF OWEN SOUND
Also known as:: SATURN
Year of Build:: 1875
Official Number:: 71181

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Owen Sound, ONT
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 2
Builder Name:: J. Simpson
Original Owner and Location:: A.M. Smith et al., Owen Sound, ONT.

Power

Number of Masts:: 1
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Low Pressure
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 34 x 30, 280hp engine from burned steamer CITY OF LONDON (1866), built by G.N. Oilles, St.Catharines, ONT. 9 x 15.8' firebox boiler.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 172'
Beam:: 31'
Depth:: 13'
Tonnage (gross):: 1093
Tonnage (net):: 743

Final Disposition

Final Location:: 40 miles northwest of Owen Sound.
Georgian Bay.
Date:: 17 Sep 1901
How:: Foundered in gale.
Final Cargo:: Coal.

History

Chronology:

1875, Jun 15 Launched, ran Collingwood - Chicago.

1875, Oct 9 Collided with bark EMMA C HUTCHINSON at Chicago.

1878, Mar 8 Owned Smith & Keightley, Toronto.

1881, Oct 16 Stranded on rock ten miles north of Gore Bay in North Channel, Georgian Bay.

1883 Rebuilt at Collingwood; wooden arches added.

1884 Stranded at Michipicoten River, Lake Superior.

1885 Repaired at Owen Sound.

1887 Owned Collingwood Transportation Co.; ran to Georgian Bay & Lake Superior ports, Port Arthur & Duluth.

1887, Oct 24 Foundered near Clapperton Island, Georgian Bay, in 100' water.

1892 Raised & rebuilt at Owen Sound as steambarge, 1 deck, 172 x 31 x 13', 731 gross / 497 net tons; owned Collins Bay Rafting & Forwarding Co.

1892, Nov Stranded on Black Rock near Parry Sound, ONT.

1895, Nov 5 Stranded two miles west of Devils Island, North Channel, Georgian Bay.

1896 Rebuilt at Collingwood, 172 x 29 x 19', 883 gross / 570 net tons; renamed SATURN; owned Collins Bay Rafting & Forwarding Co., Kingston; towed MUSKOKA & WAUBUSHENE.

1901 Owned Wm. McKinnon, Toronto.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Canadian Registers; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Newspaper Clippings; Ontario Archives; John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University; H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library; Scanner, Toronto Marine Historical Society