SS Ossifrage

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.

History
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
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

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]