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rated 3 and valued at $1,300. 1884 rated B1. 1887 classed coarse freight only [see definitions]. DAUNTLESS was first owned by E. Berry. She was rebuilt in 1854 and again (at Berry's Portsmouth Ontario yard) by F. Jobin in 1862. She was repaired in 1874, "partly rebuilt" in 1880, repaired in 1885 and rebuilt for the third time in 1887. Most of E. Berry's barges were named after desirable human qualities. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1863 and 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; 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; British Whig 22 March 1862, 16 July 1880 and 27 June 1887; Kingston Daily News 8 August and 6 November 1872, 13 May, 8 and 12 .June, 1 August, 2 September and 9 October 1876, 1 June 1877 and 6 July 1880; Marine Record 7 April 1887. DAVIE see GEORGE T. DAVIE 45 DETROIT river barge. 1873-1915. 364 tons new measurement, 350 tons net, 149.6'. Capacity 22,000 bushels. Built by J.B. Auger (Marine Register 1874 said by G. Drolet) at Montreal in 1873. Cost $15,000. 1874 rated 1 out of a possible 3 and valued at $10,000. 1878 rated 1 and valued at $8,500. 1884 rated A2½. 1890 and 1892 rated A2 and valued at $6,000. Still rated A2½ in 1897 when valued at $5,000 and required repairs. 1902 value $500. 1914 rated 90 and restricted to the St. Lawrence River. The barge DETROIT was broken in two when the steamer BOHEMIAN (1,139 tons register) broke the gate of Lock #2 in the Lachine Canal in 1880 (see listing for the barge DALHOUSIE). DETROIT was rebuilt in 1885 and was caulked in 1893. She was shown as a loss in the 1902 Montreal Transportation Co. directors' report. She was not in Montreal Transportation Co. director's reports in 1903 or later, but she was mentioned as being afloat in the Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Letter Book in 1914. Broken up. She was removed from the register in 1916. J. Gaskin Letter Book 1884-86; Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Report 1902; Montreal Transportation Co. Barge Accounts 1900; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 1 Jan-1 November 1900, 25 April-26 July 1900, 4-22 July 1900, 11 Aug 1900-6 July 1901, 5 Oct-28 Dec 1900, 28 April-26 November 1902; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Letter Book May 1914; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; American Bureau of Shipping Great Lakes Register 1921; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1914; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910 and 1915; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1890, 1892 and 1897; Mills Barges and Scows Before 122