Name Ossifrage Builder F.W. Wheeler & Co. Completed 1883 | Owner Ball William, Chatham Yard number 26 Length 47 m | |
Port of registry Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
SS Ossifrage was a Canadian barge that hit a shoal in the Northumberland Strait, while she was being towed from Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Construction
Ossifrage was constructed in 1883 out of wood at the F.W. Wheeler & Co. shipyard in West Bay City, Michigan. She was completed in 1883 and she was named Ossifrage and served from 1883 until her demise in 1919.
The ship was 46.6 metres (152 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in) and a depth of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 383 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller and one Scotch boiler. The engine was rated at 540 nhp.
New owner
She was sold in 1916 to Canadian owners and registered at Halifax, Nova Scotia with registration no. 107488. Where she was later stripped down and her Hulk used as a barge for the fishing industry.
Sinking
On 29 September 1919, Ossifrage was being towed from Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada when she hit a Shoal in the Northumberland Strait. The ship foundered with no casualties.
Wreck
The wreck position is currently unknown.