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44°51′42.98″N 80°52′48.25″W / 44.8619389°N 80.8800694°W / 44.8619389; -80.8800694

Macassa before she was rebuilt in 1905
History
Canada
Name
  • Macassa (1888–1928)
  • Manasoo (1928–1928)
Owner
  • Hamilton Steamboat Company (1888–1911)
  • Niagara Navigation Company (1911–1912)
  • Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company (1912–1913)
  • Canada Steamship Lines (1913–1927)
  • Owen Sound Transportation Company, Ltd. (1927–1928)
Port of registryHamilton, Ontario
Ordered1887
BuilderWilliam Hamilton & Company of Port Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number64
In serviceMay 2, 1888
Out of serviceSeptember 15, 1928
IdentificationCanadian official number 93932
FateSank in a storm on Lake Huron
General characteristics
Class and typePassenger and package freighter
Tonnage
  • 574 GRT (1888–1905)
  • 529 GRT (1905–1928)
  • 459 NRT (1888–1905)
  • 234 NRT (1905–1928)
Length
  • 155 feet (47.2 m) (1888–1905)
  • 178.4 feet (54.4 m) (1905–1928)
Beam24.1 feet (7.3 m)
Depth16.3 feet (5.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × fixed pitch propellers
Speed18 knots (20.7 mph)
Capacity1,476 long tons (1,653 short tons; 1,500 t) (post 1905)