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The RICHELIEU AND ONTARIO Fleet List, continued from front page: TORONTO Steel hulled double decked sidewheel passenger ship, built at Toronto by Bertram Engine Works for the Toronto - Pres- cott line in 1899. Dimensions 269.4 x 36 x 13.8. Horizon- tal engines. Retired from service in 1937 and scrapped at Hamilton in 1947. (Illustration in DMH, v.4, no.5) KINGSTON (ii) Steel hulled ee decked passenger vessel, built at Toronto by Bertram in 1901. Dimensions 288 x 36 x 13.3. Horizontal engine driving side paddles. Was the running mate of TORONTO on the Toronto - Prescott route until withdrawn from service at the end of the 1949 season, at the same time that the Toronto - Montreal through service was discontinued. Scrapped at Hamilton in 1950. (See DMH, v.3, no.7) MONTREAL (ii) Steel hulled double decked passenger Steamer. onal built at Toronto and launched in 1903 and brought to Montreal through the rapids by two tugs at high water. Construction continued at Montreal where she was severely damaged by fire. Taken to Sorel and completed in 1904. Dimensions 332.4 x 43.5 x 14.8. Driven by side wheels powered by horizontal en- gine. Was the largest steamer of the R.& O.fleet. Completely destroyed by fire on November 18, 1926 at St.Soseph de Sorel, near Sorel. RAPIDS KING Steel hulled screw steamer built at Toronto in 1907 by the Polson Iron Works especially for the rapids service. Dimen- sions 239 x 40 x 9.5. Was not too successful as a repids steamer, being too large and of too deep draft, but was used when the water was high. Also operated on the Toronto to Grimsby and the Detroit to Chatham excursion service. Retired ra 1931 and laid at Sorel for many years. Taken to Kingston 1949 for scrapping. RAPIDS pemmcn "steel hulled screw steamer built at Toronto in 1910 for the rapids service. Dimensions 196.6 x 37 x 8.2. Retired from service in 1949 when the Toronto - Montreal line was aban- doned. The vessel was scrapped at Hamilton in 1951. ROCHESTER Steel hulled screw steamer built at Wyandotte in 1910 by Detroit Dry Dock Co. Dimensions 256 oa x 43 x 9.6. Two stacks in line. Built for the Rochester - Ogdensburg service, and operated under American Registry. Leased to Indiana Trans- portation Co. for Chicago - Saugatuck service, season of 1915 (below). Transferred to Canadian registry and operated on the Saguenay route. Renamed CAPE ETERNITY in early 20s. Sold in 30s to Seaway Lines, Ltd. and renamed GHORGIAN. Taken by the 4 government in World War II, renamed AVALON II and used as floating bar- racks at St.John's,Nfld. Sold to China in 1946 & renamed HA SIN. SAGUENAY Steel, screw, double deck passenger steamer, single stack, built at Govan, Scotland for the Montreal - Sag- uenay service in 1911. Dimensions 275.3 x 40 x 14.9. Laid up 1929 when new Saguenay ships were (Continued, next page)