The Loretta, and similar barges which were sent to dredge every year. Local Jack Forrester would be called back to Loretta every spring to ply the waters of the Rideau Canal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loretta (1907) #

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Description
IDENTIFICATION
Vessel name:
Loretta
Year of Build:
1907
Official Number:
122480
CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP
Built at:
Toronto, Ontario
POWER
Propulsion:
Screw
HULL DIMENSIONS
Tonnage (gross):
75
FINAL DISPOSITION
How:
Broken Up
HISTORY
Chronology:
77x17x8 Owned by Dominion Government. Built by Polson Iron Works, Toronto. Engine 9-18×12 by builder. Rideau Canal tug

Sources and Links #

  • Maritime History of the Great Lakes, – Brooks Scrap Books
  • Marine Museum of the Great Lakes – Mills Listing

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