Ossifrage  -  107488 (C); 155124 (US)

Title:	Ossifrage - 107488 (C); 155124 (US)
Author:	Unknown
Description:	This wooden passenger vessel was built in 1886 at West Bay City, Michigan by F. W. Wheeler. She was placed on the Inman Line in 1888, making bi-weekly trips between Duluth and Port Arthur. About 1889 she was sold to Arnold Transit Co. of Mackinac Island and placed on the Mackinac-Sault Ste. Marie route after being lengthened to 153 feet. She was sold in 1899 to Algoma Central Railroad running between Toledo, Ohio and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. with "King Edward." She was sold Canadian in 1901 and in 1906 was listed on the Sandusky -Pelee route. Chatham Nav. Co. of Chatham, Ont. owned the "Ossifrage" from 1913-1919. She was reported sunk by an ocean tramp on the St. Lawrence River (Northumberland Straits) Sept. 19, 1919.
Permanent Link:	http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/170060

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