SS Ossifrage

History
NameOssifrage
OwnerBall William, Chatham
Port of registryCanada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
BuilderF.W. Wheeler & Co.
Yard number26
Launched11 May 1886
Identification107488
FateStruck a shoal and foundered 29 September 1919
General characteristics
Typebarge, lighter
Tonnage383 GRT
Length46.6 metres (152 ft 11 in)
Beam8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in)
Depth2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

SS Ossifrage was a Canadian barge that hit a shoal in the Northumberland Strait in 1919, while she was being towed from Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada.