Muskoka

A four-masted steel barque built in 1891 by Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton. Dimensions: 91,56×12,80×7,48 meters [300'5"×42'0"×24'7"] and tonnage 2357 GRT and 2259 NRT. Rigged with sky and royal sails over double top and single topgallant sails.

1891 October: Launched at the shipyard of Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton, "Muskoka" Ship & Co. (F.C. McMahon), Windsor, NS. Furrer says that Captain J. Davies was the first master while Lubbock seems to infer that Captain Crowe was her first master.
1898 October 19 - January 25: Sailed from San Francisco to Queenstown in 98 days.
1898 March 25 - June 19: Sailed from Cardiff to Hong Kong in 85 days with a cargo of coal.
1898: Sailed from Hong Kong to New York in 109 days.
1900 January 7: Signalled Lizard 111 days out from Astoria.
1901 December 30 - April 9: Sailed from Astoria to Queenstown in 101 days, 20 hours.
1902 December 27 - April 2: Sailed from Australia to Falmouth in 96 days with a cargo of wheat.
1902: Captain Crowe was replaced by Captain R. McDonald who remained in command until the ship was sold.
1909 June: Sold to Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque, and was renamed Caroline. Captain Gautier.
1912: Sailed from Iquique to La Pallice in 91 days.
1912-1913: Sailed from Port Talbot to Iquique in 87 days.
1913: Sailed from Iquique to Dunkirk in 104 days.
1916: Sailed from Nantes to Taltal in 69 days.
1916: Sailed from St Nazaire to Antofagasta in 70 days.
1920 July 18: The cargo of coal caught fire at Antofagasta and the ship had to be stranded. The damages were too extensive to repair and the ship was declared a total loss.

Updated 1997-02-09 by Lars Bruzelius.

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