TORONTO DRYDOCK COMPANY

'Toronto Drydock Company' is a shipbuilding company in Canada.

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History

History

Shipbuilding in Toronto dates back to the period when shipping was isolated to the Great Lakes. Early ship builders were conducted by the Royal Navy for use in the Great Lakes.
Toronto was never made famous as a major ship building port, but the industry did exist.
'Polson Iron Works' was a major builder of steamers in the 1900s. Established in Toronto in 1883, the Iron Works went bankrupt after World War I due to lack of tariff protection.
A number of other builders dotted along Toronto:

★ Rouge River

★ Humber River

★ Credit River
The Rouge River's ship building was linked to the prolific lumber industry. The ship building industry ranged between 1810 to 1856.
Most of the ships were used for passenger and to carry potash, grain and lumber between Oswego, New York and Toronto, then called 'York'.
A list of ships built in Toronto:

'Product list and details'

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' Fleet size '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
HMS Arcturus	naval warship	1	1942		Toronto Drydocks Limited
Mayflower	ferry	1	1890		Bathurst Street Wharf
Primrose	ferry	1	1890		Bathurst Street Wharf
Bluebell	ferry	1	1906		built by Polson Iron Works Limited
Trillium	ferry	1	1910		built by Polson Iron Works Limited
Kwasind	passenger ferry	1	1913		built by Polson Iron Works Limited for RCYC
William Inglis	ferry	1	1935		by Toronto Drydock Company
Sam McBride	ferry	1	1939		by Toronto Drydock Company
Duke of York	schooner	1	1820		built by Capt. Hadley
City of Toronto	wood ship	1	1855		built for Allan Lines