Polson Iron Works Ships Built 1898

These are the ships built by Polson Iron Works in this year.
The sources of information for each ship (National Archives of Canada, N.A.C., Mills List, etc.),
are listed, along with other information, specifications, engine information and
links to a ship's 'Story,' if we have it.
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Ship Builds


ANNIE C. HILL

Date Registered:
[ 1898/08/15 ] Official Number: [ 107366 ]
dismantled and hull broken up.

First Registration
Name: [ ANNIE C. HILL ] Location: [TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Registriation: [ 11/1898 ] Date Registered: [ 1898/08/15 ] Official Number: [ 107366 ] First Registration: [ YES ]

Original Building Information:
Built By: [ THE POLSON IRON WORKS TORONTO, ONT ] Built At: [ OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO, CANADA ] Date Built: [ 1890 ] Length: [ 36.00 ] Beam: [ 8.60 ] Depth: [ 3.60 ] Gross: [ 13.72 ] Net: [ 9.33 ]

Vessel Description:
Deck: [ NONE ] Type: [ CARVEL ] Stern: [ROUND ] Gallery: [NONE ] Stem: [ PLAIN ] Frame: [ WOOD ] Propulsion: [ STEAM SCREW ] Number of Masts: [ NONE ] Type of Rig: [ STEAM ]

First Engine:
Type of Engine: [ HIGH PRESSURE ] Number of Engines: [ONE ] Date Built: [ 1890 ] Built by: [THE POLSON IRON WORKS TORONTO, ONT. ] Horsepower: [ 1.20 ] Unit Horsepower: [N.H.P. ]

Closing Information
Date Registration Closed: [ 1923/12/14 ] Date of Reason Closed: [SOME YEARS AGO ] Reason Closed: [DISMANTLED AND HULL BROKEN UP ]

Source of Data
N.A.C., RG-42, C-3192, VOL. 454

WANDA

Registration
107364. Mills List #1022

Vessel Description
54 x 8 x 4. 12 gross tons. Composite yacht Rebuilt in 1905.

Owned by
Timothy Eaton, Toronto, 1898
Temagami Navigation Co., 1905;
T. J. Mullen et al., Haileybury, 1917

Engine
5 1/2 - 8 1/2 - 14 x 8 by Polson Iron Works

Closing information
Scrapped 1926.

Source of Data
"Senator W.E. Sanford and his yacht Naiad" by Bruce Rudolph, FreshWater 1997, Vol 12 No 1, p9