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The Fleets
The Allan Line / Montreal Ocean Steamship Company
The Allan Line, more properly the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, was
founded in 1854 and began sailing in 1855. They continued to sail until
about 1911 when negotiations with the Canadian Pacific
Line took place. The company was merged with CP and became known as
the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Limited in 1915. However, it was not
until 1917 that an official announcement of the merger finally became
public.
Fares in 1855 were 18 guineas outwards and $80 homewards. They sailed
from Quebec at 9 A.M. every alternate Saturday and from Liverpool on Wednesdays.
Hugh and Andrew Allan, with other Canadian partners, incorporated the
Montreal Steamship Company in 1854. They were the second, and fourth,
of the five sons of Alexander (Sandy) Allan 1780-1854. All the Allans
were involved in the shipping industry. Alexander Allan had founded the
Allan Line of Sailing Ships in 1819, with regular sailings between Greenock
and Quebec in the brigantine Jean,
commencing June 9th 1819. Sandy Allan died March 18th 1854, before the
first Montreal Steamship Company steamship Canadian,
sailed from Liverpool September 16th 1854, and arrived at Quebec September
28th 1854, on her Maiden voyage.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this
data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This
is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide.
If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Routes: (Steam Ships)
- 1854 - 1917 Liverpool - (Moville) - Quebec - Montreal (summer)
- 1854 - 1903 Liverpool - (Halifax) - Portland (winter)
- 1856 - 1906 Glasgow - Boston - New York
- 1861 - 1917 Glasgow - St. John's NF - Quebec - Montreal.
- 1861 - 1914 Glasgow - Portland - New York
- 1864 - 1914 Glasgow - Philadelphia.
- 1869 - 1870 Oslo / Gothenburg - Newcastle / Leith feeder service.
- 1871 - 1892 Liverpool - Queenstown - Halifax - Norfolk - Baltimore.
- 1872 - 1873 Glasgow - Liverpool - New Orleans
- 1876 - 1902 Glasgow - Montevideo - Buenos Aires.
- 1883 - 1896 London - New York.
- 1886 - 1902 London - Montevideo - Buenos Aires.
- 1888 - 1917 London / Havre - Quebec / Montreal - St. John, NB (winter)
- 1901 - 1917 Liverpool - Halifax - St. John NB (winter)
Calls were also made at Galway. Ports in brackets indicate occasional
or short duration calls.
Funnel:
Red with narrow white band below black top.
Fleet: |
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Sailing Ships
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Abeona |
1867 |
iron ship - built, Glasgow. Considered
to be the fastest of the Allan Line clippers, sold to Andrew
Weir.
Wrecked on Thunderbolt Reef, off Cape of Good Hope,
4th September 1900. |
979 |
| Albion |
1845 |
wood ship -
built Greenock. After many years of Allan Line service was believed
to be afloat as a barque. |
471 |
| Ardmillan (1) |
1855 |
wood ship - built at Quebec of oak,
elm and tamarack. For many years in the Australia trade from Britain. |
987 |
| Ardmillan (2) |
1878 |
iron ship - Sold to Germany. |
1,729 |
| Anglesea |
1855 |
wood ship - built New Brunswick. Liverpool
to North America |
913 |
| Blonde |
1840 |
wood barque - built Montreal. Oak,
elm and tamarack. Owned by Edmonstone and probably partly owned
by
Hugh
Allan. Jamaica trader. Lost at sea 1849. |
676 |
| Brilliant |
1834 |
wood ship - built Montreal. Owned by
Paterson of Greenock, probably partly owned by Allan. Jamaica trader
from
Montreal. Lost at sea 1847. |
428 |
| Britannia |
1845 |
wood ship - built Greenock. Liverpool Atlantic
trade. |
419 |
| Brunette |
1840 |
wood barque - built Montreal. Wrecked on St. Paul's
Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1843 |
676 |
| Cairngorm |
1853 |
wood ship - built Quebec (1,043 tons) |
1,016 |
| Caledonia |
1841 |
wood ship - built Greenock. Quebec trade from the
Clyde. |
438 |
| Canada |
1831 |
wood ship - built Greenock. Allan Line
first full-rigged ship. Employed on Quebec and West Indian Atlantic
trade
as opportunity
offered. |
330 |
| Catherine |
1850 |
wood barque - built Quebec. |
687 |
| Cherokee |
1854 |
wood barque (653 tons)
- built Greenock. Employed Liverpool
to India in the eighteen-fifties. Later Liverpool to
Newfoundland with salt, Newfoundland to Brazil with dried cod,
Brazil to Liverpool with coffee and tobacco. Abandoned in the Atlantic
16th January 1882 and not heard of since. |
718 |
| Chippewa |
1863 |
wood ship (1096 tons) - built Quebec.
Later sold to R. Burns of Greenock. Re-rigged as barque 1880.
Abandoned 7th March 1892 / 45N 15W |
1,072 |
| City of Montreal |
1863 |
wood ship - built Quebec.
In Australia trade. |
1,187 |
| City of Toronto |
1855 |
wood ship - built Toronto. Oak and tamarack. Built
for the Allans and brought from the Great Lakes to engage in the
Liverpool
to North America trade. |
696 |
| Dunbritton |
1875 |
iron ship - built Dumbarton. By 1905
sold to Andrew Weir and had been cut down to barque rig. |
1,536 |
| Eumenides |
1864 |
wood ship - built Quebec |
1,147 |
| Favourite (1) |
1825 |
wood brig - built Montreal. White oak and cedar.
By 1845 was owned by J. Cullen, Port Glasgow. (picture) |
296 |
| Favourite (2) |
1839 |
wood barque - built Montreal. Oak and hackmatack. |
405 |
| Florence |
1857 |
wood ship - built New Brunswick. |
960 |
| Glasgow |
1836 |
wood barque - built Montreal.
Hugh Allan was part owner. Jamaica trader, lost on Sable Island,
1840 |
347 |
| Glenbervie |
1866 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Later bought
by Bramwell & Gardiner. Went ashore at Coverack,Cornwall 13th
January 1902 & ultimately
became total wreck. |
800 |
| Glencairn (1) |
1850 |
wood ship - built Quebec. In the Australia trade. |
949 |
| Glencairn (2) |
1878 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Converted to
4-masted barque by 1887 and reputed to be the smallest of the type.
Sold
to Thomas Law of Glasgow in 1895 and lost off the Horn, at Cape
San Paulo, 25th July 1907. |
1,621 |
| Glendaruel |
1876 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Sailed from Hull 4th
October 1888 for Rangoon, spoken 15th Novemebr 1888, and since
never heard from. |
1,840 |
| Glenfinnart |
1876 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Missing since 27th September
1890 (Glenfinart) |
1,601 |
| Gleniffer |
1866 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. 1871
made 4 trips to the St. Lawrence between the ice, including one
passage
of 15
days Quebec to Greenock. 1881 re-rigged
as barque. Sold to Nicholson & McGill in the
eighteen-ninties. |
800 |
| Glenmorag |
1876 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. The last sailing
ship of the Allan Line, sold in 1896. Wrecked north of Columbia
River April 1896. |
1,648 |
| Harlequin |
1851 |
wood barque - built Quebec. Clyde to Savannah
trade. |
702 |
| Iona |
1857 |
wood ship - built Quebec. |
847 |
| Jean |
1819 |
wood brigantine - built
Irvine. The first regular trader of the Allan Line. Under Captain
Alexander
Allan opened the business in 1819. Length 76' - 8" x breadth
22' - 6" x depth 13' - 4" |
na |
| Marion |
1848 |
wood ship - built Quebec. Employed Clyde
to India. |
738 |
| Medora |
1867 |
wood ship (781 tons) - built Ardrossan. 1880 re-rigged
as barque. By 1887 owned by Lagergren of Stockholm. |
811 |
| Minerva |
1868 |
iron ship, wrecked 1871 |
1,365 |
| Mohawk |
1854 |
wood ship - built New Brunswick. |
850 |
| Montreal |
1848 |
wood ship - built Dumbarton. Liverpool to Montreal
trade. |
506 |
| Newfoundland |
1872 |
wood bark - altered to a steamer. see Coastal vessels |
925 |
| Ottawa |
1851 |
wood ship - built Quebec. |
492 |
| Pericles |
1856 |
wood ship - built Miramichi. Liverpool to North
America. |
991 |
| Polly |
1845 |
wood barque - built Quebec. |
710 |
| Pomona |
1867 |
iron ship (1,196 tons)
- built Greenock. Foundered in lat.39.46N long.15.48W on 9th December
1902. |
1,252 |
| Ravanscrag |
1866 |
iron ship - built Greenock. Sold to Richardson
of Swansea. |
1,263 |
| Romsdal |
1877 |
iron ship 4-masted - built Greenock. The
only 4-masted full-rigged ship of the Allan Line and one of few
ever
built. Reported missing at Lloyd's, register closed 1892. |
1,887 |
| Staffa |
1856 |
wood ship - built New Brunswick. |
922 |
| St. Lawrence |
1852 |
wood ship - built Dumbarton. |
578 |
| St. Patrick |
1854 |
see John Bell |
|
| Strathblane |
1868 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Stranded 10 miles north
of Columbia River on west Coast of USA, 3rd November 1891. |
1,440 |
| Strathearn |
1871 |
iron ship - built Glasgow. Noted
as a fast ship in heavy weather; reputed to have sailed from New
York
to
the Clyde in 10 days. Sold to Schramm of Hamburg and renamed Henriette. |
1,784 |
| Thalia |
1840 |
wood ship - built Montreal. |
472 |
| Thistle |
1836 |
wood barque - built Montreal. |
260 |
| Toronto |
1849 |
wood ship - built Dumbarton.
1868 re-rigged as a barque. Abandoned at sea, afterwards picked
up & taken to Santiago de Cuba where condemned & sold. |
513 |
Steam Ships
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Alsatian |
1914 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1919 renamed Empress of France. |
18,481 |
| America |
1847 |
1863-1864 chartered from Cunard for four voyages. (Only transatlantic paddle steamer employed by
Allan) |
1,826 |
| Anglo Saxon |
1856 |
1863 wrecked off Cape Race; loss of
238 lives. (wreck) |
1,715 |
| Assyrian |
1880 |
ex- Assyrian Monarch, 1887 purchased
from Monarch
Line renamed Assyrian, 1902 scrapped. |
3,970 |
| Australasian (1) |
1857 |
1860 chartered from Cunard for one
voyage. |
2,902 |
| Australasian (2) |
1901 |
ex- Ruapehu, 1901 chartered from
New Zealand Shipping Co for
5 voyages, renamed Australasian, then reverted to Ruapehu
(N.Z.S.Co) |
7,801 |
| Austrian |
1867 |
scrapped in 1905. |
2,458 |
| Bavarian |
1899 |
1899-1902 Boer War transport,
1905 wrecked near
Montreal; no loss of life. |
10,576 |
| Belgian |
1855 |
ex- Hammonia, 1864 purchased from
Hamburg America Line renamed
Belgian, 1872 sold to the Dominion
Line, 1873 renamed Missouri. |
2,259 |
| Bohemian |
1859 |
22 Feb 1864 wrecked off Portland; loss of
20 lives. |
2,200 |
| Brazilian |
1890 |
1910 sold to Brazil, renamed Corcovado. |
3,204 |
| Buenos Ayrean |
1880 |
1909 laid up, 1911 scrapped Falmouth. |
5,359 |
| Calgarian |
1914 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1918
torpedoed and sunk off Rathlin Island; loss of 49 lives. |
17,515 |
| Californian |
|
see State
of California. |
|
| Canadian (1) |
1854 |
1857 wrecked near Quebec; no loss of life. |
1,764 |
| Canadian (2) |
1860 |
4 June 1861 crushed by ice in Belle
Isle Strait
and sank; loss of 34 lives. |
1,926 |
| Canadian (3) |
1873 |
1903 scrapped. |
2,911 |
| Carthaginian |
1884 |
1917 mined and sunk off Ireland; no loss of life. |
4,444 |
| Caspian |
1870 |
1897 scrapped. |
2,728 |
| Castilian |
1899 |
1899 wrecked in Bay of Funday on
maiden voyage;
no loss of life. |
7,441 |
| Circassian |
1873 |
1875 rebuilt to 3724 tons, 1896
scrapped. |
3.211 |
| City of Vienna |
1889 |
1906 chartered from Ellerman
City Line for
three voyages. |
4,683 |
| City of Bombay |
1885 |
1903-1907 chartered from Ellerman
City Line for nine voyages. |
4,548 |
| Corean |
1881 |
1908 scrapped in Italy. |
3,488 |
| Corinthian (1) |
|
see Damascus. |
|
| Corinthian (2) |
1900 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1918
wrecked Brier Island, Bay of Fundy; no loss of life. (picture) |
6,227 |
| Corsican |
1907 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1922
renamed Marvale. (Picture) |
11,419 |
| Damascus |
1856 |
1862 chartered from Cunard for two
voyages, 1865 purchased from Cunard, 1870 rebuilt to 1,517 tons,
renamed Corinthian (1),
1881 sold to Italy renamed Genova. |
1,213 |
| European |
1866 |
ex- William Penn, 1869 purchased
from London & New York SS Line renamed European, 1872 sold to Hughes
Line, Liverpool. |
2,629 |
| Gallia |
1879 |
1899 purchased from Beaver
Line,
stranded Sorel
Point, Quebec, salvaged, 1900 scrapped. |
4,809 |
| Germany |
1868 |
1872 wrecked near Bordeaux; loss of 30 lives. |
3,244 |
| Grampian |
1907 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1921 gutted by fire at Antwerp during refit, abandoned to underwriters,
1925 scrapped. (picture) |
10,187 |
| Grecian |
1880 |
1902 wrecked near Halifax; no loss of life. |
3,613 |
| Hanoverian |
1882 |
1885 wrecked Newfoundland; no loss of life. |
3,503 |
| Hesperian |
1908 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk off Fastnet; loss of
32 lives. |
10,920 |
| Hibernian (1) |
1861 |
1871 rebuilt to 2752 tons, transferred
to Baltimore service, 1884 rebuilt to 3440 tons, 1901 scrapped
Germany (See Hibernian
News, 1868) |
1,888 |
| Hibernian (2) |
1902 |
ex- Orient Point, cargo,
1904 purchased from
Norfolk & North American SS Co renamed Hibernian, 1913 sold to Chargeurs
Reunis,
Havre renamed Amiral Ganteaume. |
4,505 |
| Hungarian (1) |
1859 |
19 Feb 1860 wrecked on the west side of
Cape Sable, NS; loss of 237 lives. |
2,200 |
| Hungarian (2) |
1902 |
ex- South Point, cargo,
1903 purchased from
Norfolk & North American SS Co renamed Hungarian, 1913 sold to Chargeurs
Reunis,
Havre renamed Amiral Charner. |
4,508 |
| Huronian |
1901 |
1902 disappeared without trace. |
6,550
|
| Indian |
1856 |
21 Nov 1859 wrecked on Cape Race;
loss of 27 lives. |
1,764 |
| Ionian |
1901 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific;
torpedoed and
sunk off Milford Haven; loss of 7 lives. |
8,268 |
| John Bell |
1854 |
1862 chartered from Anchor
Line,
1863 purchased by Allan renamed St.Patrick, 1874 last voyage, 1875
engines removed, 1879 sold
to Germany renamed Diamant. |
1,101 |
| Jura |
1854 |
1860 chartered from Cunard for two
voyages, 1861 purchased by Allan, 1864 wrecked in River Mersey,
no lives lost |
2,241 |
| Lake Erie |
1899 |
1910 - 1913 chartered from Canadian
Pacific for 23
voyages. |
7,550 |
| Laurentian |
|
see Polynesian. |
|
| Livonian |
1882 |
ex- Ludgate Hill, 1897 purchased
from Twin Screw Line renamed Livonian, 1914 sold to British Admiralty,
scuttled as
blockship. |
4,162 |
| Lucerne |
1879 |
1898 sold to Harvey, St John's Newfoundland. |
1,925 |
| Manitoban |
|
see Ottawa. |
|
| Melita |
1853 |
1860 chartered from Cunard for one
voyage. |
1,254 |
| Mersey |
1872 |
lighter at Liverpool, 1903
sold. |
126 |
| Mongolian |
1891 |
1915 sold to British Admiralty. |
4,838 |
| Monte Videan |
1888 |
1910 scrapped. |
3,076 |
| Moravian |
1864 |
1874 rebuilt to 3323 tons, 1881
wrecked Nova Scotia; no loss of life. |
2,481 |
| Nestorian |
1867 |
1878 rebuilt to 2,689 tons, 1897
scrapped. |
2,466 |
North American |
1856 |
1871 transferred from Liverpool
- Montreal service to Baltimore service. 1874 sold and converted
to barque. |
1,715
|
| North Briton |
1858 |
5 Nov 1861 wrecked on Paraquet Island; no loss of
life. |
2,187 |
| Norway |
1869 |
Scandinavia - UK feeder service,
1870 made one Liverpool - Montreal voyage and one Liverpool - Savannah
voyage, 1871 sold
to Cork SS Co, 1873 renamed Hoopoe. |
1,297 |
| Norwegian (1) |
1861 |
14 June 1863 wrecked on St. Paul's
Island; no
loss of life. |
1,888 |
| Norwegian (2) |
1865 |
ex-City of New York, 1884 purchased
from Inman
Line renamed Norwegian, 1903 scrapped Holland. |
3,523 |
| Nova Scotian |
1858 |
1873 rebuilt to 3305 tons transferred
to
Baltimore service, 1893 scrapped. |
2,108 |
| Numidian |
1891 |
1914 sold to British Admiralty,
scuttled as
blockship. (picture) |
4,836 |
| Ontarian |
1900 |
cargo, 1913 sold to Donaldson
Line. |
4,078
|
| Orcadian |
1893 |
cargo, ex- Ormiston, 1894 purchased from
R & C, Allan, Glasgow renamed Orcadian, 1914 sold to Donaldson
Line renamed
Polaria. |
3,546 |
| Ottawa |
1865 |
1868 purchased from British
Colonial SS Co, 1872
rebuilt to 2,395 tons renamed Manitoban. Scrapped 1899. |
1,810 |
| Palestine |
1858 |
1860 chartered from Cunard for four
voyages. |
1,800 |
| Parisian |
1881 |
1902 first to get wireless fitted, 1914 scrapped
Italy. |
5,359
|
| Peruvian |
1864 |
1874 rebuilt to 3,038 tons, 1905
scrapped Italy. |
2,549 |
| Phoenician |
|
see St. David. |
|
| Polynesian |
1872 |
1893 rebuilt to 4522
tons renamed Laurentian, 1909 wrecked near Cape Race, no lives
lost. (nicknamed "Rolling Polly") |
3,983 |
| Pomeranian |
1882 |
ex- Grecian Monarch, 1887 purchased
from Monarch Line renamed
Pomeranian, 1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific, 1918
torpedoed and sunk near Portland Bill; loss of 45 lives. |
4,364 |
| Pretorian |
1901 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
laid up in
1922, scrapped 1926. |
6,948 |
| Prussian |
1869 |
1898 scrapped Genoa |
2,794 |
| Rosarian |
|
1888 3077 tons, 1910 scrapped. |
3,077 |
| Roumanian |
1883 |
ex- Richmond Hill, 1897 purchased
from Twin Screw Line renamed Roumanian, 1898 sold to U.S. Army,
renamed Crook. |
4,225 |
| St. Andrew |
1861 |
1873 rebuilt to 2,256 tons and renamed
Waldensian and moved to the US service. 1861 opened the Glasgow
/ Montreal service, 1891 transferred to South American service,
1903 scrapped Genoa. |
2,256 |
| St. David |
1864 |
1873 rebuilt to 2,356 tons and renamed
Phoenician, 1888 transferred to South American service, 1905 scrapped
Genoa |
1,516 |
| St. George |
1861 |
1869 wrecked near Seal Island, NS; no loss of life. |
1,468 |
| St. Patrick |
|
see John Bell |
|
| Sardinian |
1875 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1920 sold to
Spain and hulked at Vigo. |
4,399 |
| Sarmatian |
1871 |
1874 Ashanti War Transport, 1908
scrapped at Rotterdam. (picture) |
3,647 |
| Scandinavian (1) |
1870 |
1899 scrapped Italy |
2,840 |
| Scandinavian (2) |
1898 |
ex- Romanic, 1912 purchased from
White Star Line renamed
Scandinavian, 1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific Line,
scrapped 1923. |
12,099 |
| Scotian |
1898 |
ex- Statendam, 1911 purchased
from Holland America Line renamed
Scotian, 1917 transferred to
Canadian
Pacific, 1922 renamed
Marglen. |
10,322 |
| Siberian |
1884 |
1912 scrapped at Falmouth. |
3,904 |
| Sicilian |
1899 |
1899-1901 Boer War transport, 1917
transferred to Canadian Pacific
Line, 1923 converted to cargo renamed
Bruton. |
6,224 |
| Southwark |
1893 |
1910 chartered from American
Line for two voyages. |
8,607 |
| State of Alabama |
1873 |
1891 purchased
with State Line fleet but resold and never sailed for Allan Line. |
2,323 |
| State of California |
1891 |
purchased while building for State
Line,
1898 renamed Californian, 1901 sold to New York & Porto Rico Line renamed
Coamo. |
4,244 |
| State of Georgia |
1873 |
1891 purchased with State
Line fleet,
made
two voyages for Allan, 1893 sold to Aberdeen Atlantic Line. |
2,490 |
| State of Indiana |
1874 |
1891 purchased with State
Line fleet,
made
one voyage for Allan Line, 1893 sold to Turkey renamed Ismir. |
2,528 |
| State of Nebraska |
1880 |
1891 purchased with State
Line fleet,
1902
scrapped. |
3,986 |
| State of Nevada |
1874 |
1891 purchased with State
Line fleet,
made
nine voyages for Allan Line, 1893 sold to Turkey renamed Mekke |
2,488 |
| State of Pennsylvania |
1873 |
1891 purchased with State
Line fleet
but never sailed for Allan Line. 1893 sold to Turkey renamed Medina. |
2,472 |
| Sweden |
1870 |
Scandinavia - UK feeder service but
also made 5
transatlantic voyages, 1893 wrecked Finland. |
908 |
| Tainui |
1884 |
1899 chartered from Shaw,
Savill & Albion
Line for
six voyages. |
5,086 |
| Tower Hill |
1881 |
1897 purchased from Twin Screw Line,
1897 renamed Turanian, 1899 stranded on Cape Verde Islands and
scrapped. |
4,021 |
| Tunisian |
1900 |
1914-1918 troopship, 1917 transferred
to Canadian
Pacific; 1922 renamed Marburn; 1928 scrapped. |
10,576 |
| Turanian |
|
see Tower Hill. |
|
| Victorian |
1905 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1922
renamed Marloch. |
10,635 |
| Virginian |
1905 |
1917 transferred to Canadian
Pacific,
1920 sold
to Swedish American Line and renamed Drottningholm. (picture) |
10,757 |
| Waldensian |
|
see St. Andrew. |
|
Coastal and inland water vessels and yachts — builder
and/or place of build, within [ ]
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Arawa |
1890 |
steel schooner [Henderson, Glasgow]
Employed for lightering at River Plate. Towed from the Clyde to
South America by Allan liner. |
220 |
| Avispa |
1890 |
steel schooner [Henderson,
Glasgow] Employed for lightering at River Plate. Towed from the
Clyde to South America by Allan liner. |
220 |
| Bay of Kandy |
1855 |
iron paddle [Stephen, Glasgow] 176 feet
in length |
n/a |
| Chicarra |
1890 |
steel schooner [Blackwood & Gordon,
Glasgow] Employed for lightering at River Plate. Towed from the
Clyde to South America by Allan liner. |
220 |
| Herminga |
1890 |
steel schooner [Henderson, Glasgow]
Employed for lightering at River Plate. Towed from the Clyde to
South America by Allan liner. |
220 |
| Hermione |
1891 |
steel screw quad-exp [ Fleming & Ferguson,
Paisley] Steam yacht designed by G.L. Watson. Fleming & Ferguson
fitted their patent quadruple-expansion engine which had two pairs
of cylinders driving a two-throw crankshaft by means of triangular
frame connecting rods. Purchased by U.S. Navy in 1898 for the Spanish
American War where she sunk the enemy ship Alphonso XII in
action. Remained in the USN from 1898 as the USS Hawk until she
was broken up in 1940 in Michigan City. For much of her career
she was employed as a Reserve training ship on the Lakes. |
320 |
| Lady of the Lake |
1867 |
iron paddle [Magog, Quebec] 152-foot
passenger steamer on Lake Memphremagog between Magog and Newport.
Fabricated in Scotland, erected at site on Lake Memphremagog. Scrapped
in 1917 |
369 |
| Lake Ontario |
1864 |
iron paddle [Stephen, Glasgow] 180-feet in length. |
n/a |
| Meteor |
1866 |
wood [Sorel, Quebec] 130-foot paddle tug owned by
Hugh Allan between 1873-1880 for service between Quebec and Montreal,
including passengers. In 1900 became the passenger and freight
steamer City of Owen Sound on the upper lakes. 106 renamed Erindale. |
252 |
| Mosquito |
1890 |
steel schooner [Henderson, Glasgow] Employed for
lightering at River Plate. Towed from the Clyde to South America
by Allan liner. |
220 |
| Newfoundland |
1872 |
wood screw compound [Baldwin, Quebec] Machinery
built by Ouseburn of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Rigged as a brig [barque?].
Employed on Halifax to Newfoundland feeder service 1872-1892. Sold
to Nova
Scotia and in 1904 to St. John's where she became one of the sealing
fleet. Registry closed 1915 |
919 |
| Nora |
1866 |
wood paddle [Knowlton's Landing, Quebec] Owned by
Hugh Allan 1873-1880 and employed as a tug on Lake Memphremagog. |
60 |
| Ormond |
n/a |
Small steam yacht belonging to Sir Hugh Allan for
use at Belmere on Lake Memphremagog. |
n/a |
| Rocket |
1866 |
wood paddle [Sorel, Quebec] Owned by Hugh Allan
1873-1889 and employed on passenger and tug service between Montreal
and the Gulf {. . of St. Lawrence? . .} 149 feet in length. 1900
renamed Britannic. |
386 |
| Topsy |
n/a |
iron paddle [Stephen, Glasgow] 130 feet in length. |
n/a |
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