The W.J. Suffel was a wooden schooner registered in Port Burwell, Ontario. It was built in Port Burwell in 1874 and had a gross tonnage and net tonnage of 238. The official number of the ship was 71247. The registration of the W.J. Suffel was closed on August 26, 1885.
In 1885, the W.J. Suffel was re-registered in Port Hope, Ontario, with the official number 71274. However, it was initially registered in Port Burwell in 1874, with the registration taking place on September 1 of that year. The ship was constructed by Lemuel McDermand in Port Burwell and had dimensions of 120 feet in length, 26 feet in beam, and 9.8 feet in depth. It had a deck, a carvel type of construction, and a square stern with no gallery or figure. The hull was made of wood. The W.J. Suffel was a sailing vessel with two masts and rigged as a schooner.
The registration of the W.J. Suffel was closed on April 6, 1906, as it was transferred to another location. The closure took place in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The source of this information is N.A.C., MG-40 D3 B.T., B-3718, 1885, VOL. 2 – PORT HOPE.
