Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Montreal Transportation Co., 1868-1921, p. 107

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In 1864-66 BRUNO's owner was Bruno Loignon himself. She was removed from the register on 10 March 1880 as she had been broken up. Note that Montreal Transportation Co. had a steam barge of the same name 1868-70. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1866; Canada List of Shipping 1877; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864; Kingston Daily News 19 December 1869, 19 December 1870 and 4 May, 7 June and 9 September 1872. 20 BURGESS river barge. 1869-1874. 196 tons register, 102.3'. Capacity 13,500 bushels. Built by William Saunders (Chaffey Bros.) at Bedford Mills Canada West on the Rideau system in 1862. Round stern. 1863 rated 1. 1864 rated A. 1866 rated 1. Was valued at $2,500 all three years. 1874 rated 3 out of a possible 3 and valued at $900. A former Chaffey vessel, BURGESS had been used on the Rideau. Her 1868 owner was probably George Mathieson Kinghorn of Kingston. Montreal Transportation Co. had sold her by 1877 when she was owned by N. Vigneau of Lachine who was still shown as her owner in 1895. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1866; Board of Lake Underwriters (Buffalo) Marine Register 1863 and 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877 and 1895; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884 and 1888; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864; Kingston Daily News 31 July 1869 and 6 November 1872. 21 BURMA composite schooner barge (C 111765). 1913-20. 922.82 tons gross, 884.71 tons register, 187.6' (Bascom and Gillham said 198.4' which might have been overall). Launched at Garden Island Ontario on 11 July 1901. Iron frame. Three masts. Round stern. 1907 value $15,000 and rated A1. 1913 value $14,000. 1913-15 rated 100/100 (A1). 1914 rated 100/100 and valued at $13,500. 1915-16 value $10,000 ($2,200 in improvements 1916). 1917 value $25,000. 1918 value $21,250. 1919 value $17,500. 1920 value $15,750. 1920-21 rated 90. BURMA was built by and for the Calvin Co. and was intended for the timber trade. She was caulked in 1907, repaired in 1913 and was then bought by Montreal Transportation Co. that September (handed over in October) for $12,000 worth of Montreal Transportation Co. company stock. Her registry was transferred from Kingston to Montreal on 24 January 1914. She stranded near Morrisburg Ontario on 29 June 1916 along with the Montreal 107

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