GERMANIC (1899, Propeller)

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Identification

Vessel name:: GERMANIC
Year of Build:: 1899
Official Number:: 107164

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Collingwood, ONT
Vessel Type:: Propeller; Note: Last wooden ship built at Collingwood. Staterooms for 200.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Collingwood Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner:: Great Northern Transit Co.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: Engine: Originally installed in OSWEGO BELLE in 1875, placed in PACIFIC in 1883, then into GERMANIC. The other engine was from EMERALD, 1875. 100# steam boiler.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 184'
Beam:: 32'
Depth:: 12.1'
Tonnage (gross):: 1014
Tonnage (net):: 676

Final Disposition

Date:: 1930
How:: Broken up.
Notes:: Broken up for firewood during the Depression.

History

Chronology:

1899, Jul 27 Launched.

1899, Aug 4 Maiden trip; regular run Collingwood, ONT - Sault St. Marie, with stops along the coast of Georgian Bay & to Mackinac Island during tourist season.

1917, Mar 30 Burned at winter berth; hull raised & lay in West Harbour several years before towed to Wasaga Beach & grounded.

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