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VULCAN's first owner was Lorain Steamship Co. (D. Wallace) of Lorain Ohio. She was holed near Sault Ste. Marie on 10 November 1894 and repaired at Superior Wisconsin. She ran ashore on Lake Michigan's Gravel Island in August 1895. In 1898, her owner was Vulcan Steamship Co. but she was sold to Drake & Mayhew of Cleveland in 1899. There was a fire in her aft end while she was at Lorain Ohio on 16 July 1901. She was repaired and given a new boiler. She was sold to J.C. Gilchrist of Cleveland in 1905. She stranded on the middle ground at Port Huron Michigan on 30 September 1906 and was aground again near Long Point on Lake Erie with a cargo of grain for Buffalo on 18 October 1906. This steamer was transferred to Gilchrist Transportation in 1909 and then was owned by Atlas Steamship Co. (D.T. Helm) of Duluth Minnesota 1912-15. She ran aground at Sandusky Ohio due to low water on 30 October 1915 and was damaged in collision with the American bulk carrier DANIEL J. MORRELL (U 203507, 7,232 tons gross) on 7 May 1917 off Whitefish Point in Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie. VULCAN was wrecked on Point Abbaye on Lake Superior on 30 October 1918, was salved and then sank shortly after at Houghton Michigan. At that point she was abandoned to the underwriters. The wreck was bought by Canadian Towing & Wrecking Co. (50% owned by Montreal Transportation Co.) on 10 June 1919 and salved using their tug JAMES WHALEN and barge EMPIRE. Canadian Towing & Wrecking Co. had VULCAN transferred to Canadian registry in 1920 and rebuilt her for $20,000 at Collingwood at which time she was shortened 27' (to cut her down to canaller length). In 1920 she was bought by Montreal Transportation Co. for a package of $120,000 plus the barges MARY E. MACLACHLAN and COTEAU. She was renamed at that point. September of 1920 found her aground at Cascade Point (at the foot of the Soulanges Canal). She was towed to the Kingston dry dock for repairs. Her ownership was transferred to Canada Steamship Lines in 1921 as part of the final winding up of Montreal Transportation Co.'s fleet. She was laid up at Kingston in 1929 and sold to Chantiers Manseau (Marine Industries Ltd.) of Sorel Quebec to be broken up in 1937 but that did not actually happen until January of 1946. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Report 1920; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 13 December 1919 and 11 November 1921; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; American Bureau of Shipping Great Lakes Register 1919; American Shipmaster's Association Record of American and Foreign Shipping 1898; Bascom and Gillham Early Ships of Canada Steamship Lines; Beeson Steam Vessels of The Northwstern Lakes; Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1913, 1914 and 1915; Canada List of Shipping 1931; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Devendorf Great Lakes Bulk Carriers 1869-1985; Greenwood Namesakes 1930-1955; Lewis and Neilson The River Palace; Lloyd's Register 1900, 1905, 1910 and 1920; Mercantile Navy List 1923; Merchant Vessels of the United States 1896, 1906 and 1919; Milwaukee Public Library Great Lakes Marine Collection; Miramar Ship Index; New Mills List; Buffalo Daily 86