Other name(s): Frontenac; H. N. Jex
Ship owner: H. C. Burrell; H. N. Jex; J. F. Sowards; Northern Michigan Trans. Co.; Northern Trans. Co.; Simon Burke; T. Emig
Ship builder: Lafranier Brothers, Cleveland, Ohio
Engine builder: Herreshoff
Year ship built: 1868
Year engine built: 1868
Final disposition: Sank in Lake Ontario, August 16, 1921, 10 miles South east of Port Peter.
Notes:
Sold Canadian 1915 (C. 137982). Converted to steam barge at H. G. Burger, Manitowac, Wisconsin on April 26, 1902: Engine rebuilt as steeple compoud, 18' by 38' with 36' stroke, 626 gross tons and 479 net tons. Rebuilt at Gilmore Shipyard, Toledo, Ohio on July 10, 1909.
Remarks:
b) Frontenac (1902)
c) H. N. Jex (1910)
Owners:
1) Northern Trans. Co., Ogdensburg, New York
2) Northern Transit Co. (1876)
3) Northern Michigan Transportation Co., Chicago, Illinois (1883)
4) Simon Burke, Chicago, Illinois (1886)
5) H. C. Burrell, Lorain, Ohio (1905)
6) H. N. Jex, Toledo, Ohio (1909)
7) T. Emig, St. Clair, Michigan (1912)
8) J. F. Sowards, Kingston, Ontario (1915)
Registry number: US. 15450
Hull number: None
Vessel type: Passenger and Freight, propeller
Height: 11
Width: 25.8
Length: 135
Stroke length: 36
Gross tonnage: 447
Net tonnage: 334
Materials: Wood
Engine type: High pressure
Piston 1: 26