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1874 rated 2 out of a possible 3 and valued at $3,500. 1878 again rated 2 and valued at $2,200. RELIEF was rebuilt in 1871. Her 1884 owner was Owens of Montreal; in 188691 it was Jos. Laramie of Montreal and in 1895-1915 it was J. LaRiviere of St. Aime Quebec She was removed from the register on 4 January 1916 as she was "out of existence". Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1874; Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895 and 1915; Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Polk's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes 1888; Kingston Daily News 7 June 1872, 8 July 1873, 29 June 1874, 18 November 1875, 30 June and 3 August 1876 and 22 July 1878. 111 RIO river barge. 1864-71. 100.7 tons register, 97.83'. Capacity 7,500 bushels. Built by Philip Cartier and Bruno Loignon at Montreal in 1861. No masts. Round stern. 1864 rated A and valued at $2,500. RIO was probably built for the Ottawa-Richelieu-Lake Champlain lumber trade. In 1864 she was owned by McLennan & Auger. Broken up. Removed from the register on 1 June 1871. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; 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. 112 ROYAL OAK river barge. 1871-1884. 196.91 tons register, 112.25'. Capacity 11,000 bushels. Built in 1865 by I. Lachance at Lancaster Ontario to the same basic plans as GLENGARRY, LANCASTER and LORNE. One derrick mast. Round stern. 1866 rated 1 out of a possible 3 and valued at $3,500. 1874 rated 2 and valued at $2,900. 1878 rated 3 (uninsurable), value $1,700. In 1865-1866 the owners of ROYAL OAK were Rankin et al. She was in an Montreal Transportation Co. tow in 1869. The Kingston Daily News and the Toronto Mail both reported on 14 June 1873 that she had been sunk the day before by collision in the Lachine Canal with the propeller DROMEDARY (461 tons gross). ROYAL OAK reportedly had 14,000 bushels of wheat on board. She was subsequently raised but was apparently not active on the upper river in 1884 and was not in the Montreal Transportation Co. fleet list published in 1887. The List of Shipping showed her owned by Montreal Transportation Co. until 1912, but she does not appear in the company director's minutes for 1903 or later. She was deemed to be out of existence and her registry was closed on 15 September 1915. 172