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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Trillium |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Operator | Parks, Forestry and Recreation |
| Builder | Polson Iron Works, Toronto |
| Christened | June 18, 1910 |
| In service | July 15, 1910 |
| Out of service | 1957 |
| Refit | 1974 |
| Reinstated | 1976 |
| Homeport | Toronto, Ontario |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | Gross:672.82 Net:463.42 |
| Length | 150 feet (45.7 m) |
| Beam | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 8 feet (2.4 m)[2] |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Side wheeler |
| Capacity | 955 (originally 1,450) |
| Notes | Polson Iron Works - Ship Builds, 1910[1] |
Trillium is a side wheeler ferry operated by the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Now 114 years old, she is one of several Toronto Island ferries operating between the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at Bay Street and Queens Quay and three landing points on the Toronto Islands. She is the last sidewheel-propelled vessel on the Great Lakes.[2]