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Others have been listed as her owners in the 1866-74 period. In 1866 her owner was again listed as George Smith. She capsized in a gale at Sorel Quebec on 5 May 1868. Two men died. She was salved and in 1869 her owners were given as "McLennan & Co." 1873 was the last year that newspaper reports were found associating her with Montreal Transportation Co. tows. She was renamed IDA again in 1874 when her owners were shown as "Auger and Son". She operated between Montreal and Ottawa until she was broken up in 1876. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register 1866, 1869 and 1874 (title varies); Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Canada List of Shipping 1874; Canada Report of the Chairman of the Board of Steamboat Inspectors 1874; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Miramar Ship Index; New Mills List; Register of British Ships Inland Waters 1854; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864; Kingston Daily News 15 November 1851 and 2 June 1865. 55 ROSEMOUNT steel canaller (C 103565) (British signal letters HKGX, French signal letters OCQE). 1896-1916. 1,580 tons gross, 989.27 tons net, 244.3'. Launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne (Bill Quay) England by Wood, Skinner & Co. on 10 June 1896. Yard #63. Elliptical stern. Clinker hull. Double bottom. Three masts. Pilot House between hatches one and two. Aft superstructure and funnel between hatches two and three. Electric light by 1920. Threecylinder triple expansion = 900 indicated horsepower, 161 rated horsepower. Cost $110,000. 1897 rated A1 and valued at $115,000. 1903-08 value $85,000. 1910 value $79,000. 1912 value $75,000. 1913 value $72,000. 1914-16 value $70,000. 1914 insurance rating = 100/100. ROSEMOUNT was a near sister of BANNOCKBURN. In 1901 ROSEMOUNT sustained $4,000 damage when she went aground near Kingston She was aground again near Fort William Ontario on 28 November 1905 and yet again 12 miles below the DeTour Michigan lighthouse on 10 September 1906 while up bound for Fort William Ontario with a cargo of coal. Visibility was restricted at the time by smoke from forest fires. She was docked at Sault Ste. Marie where 17 plates were replaced. She was aground again on 10 November 1908 at the entrance to the west Neebish channel in the St. Mary's River not far below Sault Ste. Marie. After lightering 100,000 bushels she was pulled off the next day. On 21 May 1910 she went ashore in fog with her consort barge HAMILTON. This time the location was 9 miles west of Port Colborne Ontario Five tugs pulled her off. ROSEMOUNT was docked for repairs at Kingston 16 September 1910 after grounding on a shoal near Alexandria Bay New York. She needed minor repairs after hitting a Lachine Canal lock gate on 3 May 1915. On 9 July 1915 she went aground on the south shore of the St. Lawrence about two miles above the Richelieu Rapids (opposite Lotbiniere Quebec). She got off easily with about $2,000 damage. 73