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There have been eight Royal Navy warships with this name. One of them, an armoured frigate, was launched three years before this barge was built. 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 Lake Vessel Register 1878; Board of Lake Underwriters (Buffalo) Lake Vessel Register 1866; Canada List of Shipping 1877, 1895, 1910 and 1912; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Colledge Ships of the Royal Navy Vol 1; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; Kingston Daily News 3 August 1869, 15 August 1871, 4 May, 8 August and 21 September 1872 and 14 June 1873;Toronto Mail 14 June 1873. 113 SAGUENAY river barge ex steamer (C 37081). 1863-1877. 290.28 tons register, 167.5'. Capacity 18,000 bushels. Built at Montreal by J.B. Auger in 1862. No masts. Round stern. Used the bottom of a steamer of the same name (386 tons) that had been built by T. & J. McCarthy at Sorel Quebec in 1853 and had burned in the Lachine Canal in August 1861. 1863 rated 2 out of a possible 3 and valued at $6,000. 1864 rated B (third) class and valued at $3,000. 1866 rated 2 and valued at $3,500. In 1863-66 SAGUENAY's owners were McLennan & Auger. She sank in Lac St. Francis in November of 1869 (the Montreal Transportation Co. barge OAK LEAF was sunk at the same time) and was then raised. In 1877 her owner was Hugh McLennan. Her registry was closed on 9 March 1880. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Register 1863; Board of Lake Underwriters (Buffalo) 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; New Mills List; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Great Lakes and River St. Lawrence 1864. 114 ST. LAWRENCE river barge (scow). 1869-1884. 133 tons new measurement, 132 tons register, 103'. Capacity 10,500 bushels. Built at Riviere-du-Loup Quebec in 1869. 1874 rated 2 out of a possible 3 and valued at $2,200. 1878 rated 3 and valued at $700. ST. LAWRENCE was apparently not active on the upper river in 1884. Broken up. Her registry was closed on 6 March 1890. 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 Lake Vessel Register 1878; Canada List of Shipping 1877; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Directory of the Marine Interests of the Great Lakes 1884; Kingston Daily News 19 December 1869, 19 December 1870, 11 August 1873, 7 May and 29 June 1874 and 2 September 1876. 115 SELKIRK composite schooner barge (C 103097). 1894-1919. 747.58 tons gross, 719.05 net, 183.25'. Capacity 850,000 board feet. Built by Ainsley in the Montreal Transportation Co. yard at Kingston in 1894. Had three (later two) 173