The vessel in question is the Dauntless. It was built in 1871 at Point Levi, Quebec. The official number assigned to it was 64967. The Dauntless had a screw propulsion system and had dimensions of 82 feet in length, 18 feet in beam, and 10 feet in depth. Its gross tonnage was recorded as 81.
Ownership of the Dauntless changed over the years. It was initially owned by M. Macnamara of Quebec in 1877 and 1886. Subsequently, it was owned by W. Shaw of Quebec in 1895 and the Canadian Forwarding & Export Co. of Montreal in 1901.
The Dauntless served as a towboat, primarily operating below Montreal. However, it encountered various incidents throughout its history. On August 11, 1879, the Dauntless experienced a boiler explosion in Montreal, resulting in the death of one person. It also suffered damage in a collision on November 13, 1886, near Crane Island in the St. Lawrence River.
The final disposition of the Dauntless occurred on April 29, 1905, when it was wrecked in Oswego, New York. The vessel broke up during a subsequent storm. The news report from the time mentions that the wrecking crew was waiting for the sea to calm down before attempting to salvage the vessel.
Sources and External Links
- C. Patrick Labadie, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
- Great Lakes Ships Website
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes Website
- Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Mills List
- Great Lakes Register 1905
- Great Lakes Register 1900
- Duluth News Tribune November 30, 1901
