Muscallonge

Ship Type: River Tugboat
Official Canada No. 133752
Built: Port Huron, Michigan, USA
Life Span: Launched, April 23, 1896, Sank: August 15, 1936
Length: 128 ft. Beam 25 ft.
Depth 98 ft.
Location: St. Lawrence River, Brockville Ontario, Canada
Access: Boat

Originally the steamer Vigilant she was launched at Port Huron, Michigan on April 23, 1896. In 1913 she was renamed the Muscallonge. On August 15 1936, while towing the barge Hudson from Montreal to Toronto she caught fire as she approached Brockville. Attempts to have a fire pumper come to the rescue failed, as the Muscallonge burned the fuel tanks on her exploded she then collapsed into the river. The "Muskie" is known for its large abundance of fish.

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