| History |
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| Name | Ossifrage |
| Owner | Ball William, Chatham |
| Port of registry |  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Builder | F.W. Wheeler & Co. |
| Yard number | 26 |
| Launched | 11 May 1886 |
| Identification | 107488 |
| Fate | Struck a shoal and foundered 29 September 1919 |
| General characteristics |
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| Type | barge, lighter |
| Tonnage | 383 GRT |
| Length | 46.6 metres (152 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
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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.
Construction
Ossifrage was a passenger ship constructed out of wood at the F.W. Wheeler & Co. shipyard in West Bay City, Michigan. She was launched on 11 May 1886.[1]
The ship was 46.6 metres (152 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in) and a depth of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 383 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller and one Scotch boiler. The engine was rated at 540 nhp.[2]
New owner
She was sold in 1916 to Canadian owners and registered at Halifax, Nova Scotia with registration no. 107488. Where she was later stripped down and her Hulk used as a barge for the fishing industry.[2]
Sinking
On 29 September 1919, Ossifrage was being towed from Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada when she hit a Shoal in the Northumberland Strait. The ship foundered with no casualties.[2]
