Other Names
- CORONA 126850
- FREEDOM. 1927
The James Bardon No.7 was a propeller steam tug built in 1879 in Lockport, New York. It had a wooden hull and measured approximately 69 feet in length, 15 feet in beam, and 7 feet in depth. The vessel had a gross tonnage of 51 tons and a net tonnage of 26 tons.
Tragically, the James Bardon No.7 was lost on November 10, 1890, in a fire. The incident occurred on the St. Louis River near Duluth Harbor on Lake Superior. Unfortunately, specific details regarding the loss of life are not available in the provided information.
After the loss of the James Bardon No.7, the vessel underwent a renaming. It was subsequently known as the Corona, with a new official number of 126850. The Corona was a steam screw vessel built in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1892. It had a length of 64 feet, a width of 16.5 feet, and a depth of 7.5 feet. The Corona had a gross tonnage of 27 tons and a net tonnage of 13 tons.
The Corona underwent several changes throughout its history. It was rebuilt in 1907, resulting in new dimensions of 64.25 feet in length, 17 feet in width, and 6 feet in depth. In 1926, there was a tonnage change, with the vessel’s gross tonnage decreasing to 48 tons and its net tonnage increasing to 32 tons. Finally, in 1927, it was renamed the FREEDOM.
The Freedom, formerly known as the James Bardon No.7 and the Corona, continued its service as a tug until it was abandoned in 1945.
