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1890; British Whig 2 July 1880 and 28 May 1884; Kingston Daily News 14 May 1873, 22 August 1874, 24 October 1875 and 1 and 19 August and 26 October1876; Marine Record 7 April 1887; Marine Review 24 March 1898. 46 DORCHESTER river barge (C 74280). 1883-1919. 375.36 tons gross, 366 tons net, 148.5' (between perpendiculars) (Bascom and Gillham said 155' but that may have been overall). Capacity 24,000 bushels. Built at Quebec City by F. Cantin in 1876. Originally had two masts, but by 1883 had none. Round stern. 1878 rated 2 and valued at $8,000. 1884 rated A2. 1890-97 rated A2½ and valued at $6,000. 1902-03 value $2,000. 1906 value $1,000. 1908 value $3,500. 1910 value $2,500. 1912 value $2,000. 1913-14 value $1,500. 1914 insurance rating = 90 and restricted to the St. Lawrence River. 1915-16 value $1,000. 1917 value $3,000. 1918 value $2,550. 1919 value $3,000. In 1876-77 DORCHESTER was owned by Thomas Workman of Montreal, but was sometimes included in Montreal Transportation Co. tows. Her 1879 owners were Frothingham and Workman. She was owned by the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. from at least 1881 and came to the Montreal Transportation Co. in 1883 with the rest of the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. fleet. She was in the coal trade from Oswego New York in 1883 but was condemned in 1886. Subsequently, she was rebuilt and lengthened during 1886-87. She was repaired in the new Davis Dry Dock at Kingston in 1890, had extensive repairs in 1897 and was rebuilt for the second time in 1907. DORCHESTER was hit by the steamer CUBA (C 71153, 931 tons) while she was anchored at night in Lac St. Francis 12 November 1908. CUBA, which was en route from Oswego New York to Quebec City with a cargo of coal, did not stop. DORCHESTER's companion barge BRIGHTON was also hit while the barge UNGAVA and their tug GLIDE escaped damage. The Board of Inquiry into the incident lamented the lack of qualified personnel, including CUBA's pilot. In 1914 it was noted that DORCHESTER's bulkheads were not watertight. She was put up for sale in 1916 and sold "as is" to A.A. Larocque (SincennesMcNaughton tugs) for $3,000 at the very end of 1918. Despite that separate sale, she appeared in the Montreal Transportation Co. directors' minutes as part of a $75,000 package sale to Larocque two weeks later in 1919 along with nine other barges. Perhaps the first one was cancelled for some reason, or was really just part of the larger deal. In 1921 she was owned by Atlas Sand Co. (Atlas Transportation) of Montréal. In 1923-27 she was owned by Consolidated Sand and Gravel of Montreal. Broken up in 1927. This barge may have been named for the Ontario farming town of Dorchester, or more likely, for Sir Guy Carleton (1724-1808) Lord Dorchester, the first governor general of Canada. 123