- Barge
- 230ffw
- 179 ft length
- Amherst Island, Lake Ontario.
- N 44’08.101 W76’49.67
The COBOURG was a steel schooner barge that was in service from 1898 to 1920. It had a gross tonnage of 634 tons and a net tonnage of 607 tons, with a length of 179.6 feet. The vessel was launched in Kingston in 1898 by the Canadian Locomotive and Engineering Co. Ltd. for the Montreal Transportation Co. It had a steel frame, upper sides, and deck, while the area below the waterline was planked. The COBOURG was equipped with a donkey boiler for winches and pumps.
Over the years, the value of the COBOURG fluctuated. In 1902, its value was $19,000, which decreased to $18,000 in 1903. From 1906 to 1908, its value dropped to $7,000, but it rose again to $17,000 in 1910 and $18,500 in 1913. By 1914, its value was $17,500, and it was restricted to operating on the St. Lawrence River. The vessel had an insurance rating of 90 from 1914 to 1919. In 1917, its value surged to $42,000, but it gradually declined in the subsequent years, reaching $26,460 in 1920. In 1921, its insurance rating was still at 90.
The COBOURG had a sister ship named BRIGHTON and underwent repairs in 1912-1913. In 1920, it was purchased by Canada Steamship Lines for $40,500, with a previous book value of $36,000 under the Montreal Transportation Co. The vessel changed ownership several times, being owned by Donnelly from 1923 to 1929, Sin-Mac from 1929 to 1959, McAllister Towing from 1959 to 1962, and finally by McAllister-Pyke Salvage and Towing. In 1967, the COBOURG was intentionally scuttled off Amherst Island in Lake Ontario and was officially removed from the register in 1969.
A photograph from 1948 showed the COBOURG with a pilothouse on a raised forecastle and a large crane on its deck. The vessel was named after the port of Cobourg, Ontario, located on Lake Ontario.
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