Other Boatbuilders in Ontario

The number of small ships and boats built in Ontario is impossible to document fully: as a result, this table is far from complete. If anyone has any data to add, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 21 July 2021.

Shipbuilder	Location	Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Vessel Type	GT	Built	Disposition
Abbey	Port Robinson			City of St.Catharines	T.Bullivant	Passenger Ship	606	1874	Later Otego 1883, burnt on the Great Lakes 1895
Abitibi Power	Twin Falls			F. H. Anson		Cargo Ship	112	1922
Bastine, Gerald	Port Colborne		800694	Bastien Bros.		Fishing Vessel	36	1983	Active
Berry, M H	Port Stanley		329727	Mi-Mar-Lynne		Fishing Vessel	95	1971	Active
Chisholm & Simpson	Chatham			D. R. Van Allen	T.H.Taylor	Cargo Ship	318	1874	Scrapped 1920
Chisholm, H.	Meaford			Favourite	Meaford Tptn Co	Psgr/Cargo	491	1889	Later City of Parry Sound 1893, burnt Collingwood 1900
Davis DD	Kingston			Sea Gull		Cargo Ship	150	1906
Davis DD	Kingston			Glen Allan		Cargo Ship	276	1912
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		348587	Jay Vee H		Passenger Vessel	47	1979	Now Strait Pilot
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		392630	Yankee Lady II		Passenger Vessel	68	1980	Now Escape To
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		394137	Phantom IV				1980	Closed
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		800691	Nancy A. Siddall		Fishing Vessel	98	1981	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		800698	G. W. Siddall		Fishing Vessel	98	1984	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		803519	F. G. Bravener		Fishing Vessel	98	1984	Now Miss Melissa II
Dovercraft Marine	Port Dover		803530	Charlie James		Recreational	25	1985	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Nanticoke		821278	Kaliutik		Tug	83	1998	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Nanticoke		822814	Dover I				1999	Closed
Dovercraft Marine	Nanticoke		825180	Seadona		Recreational	37	2002	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Nanticoke		835134	P. H. Coupe 52		Recreational	45	2002	Active
Dovercraft Marine	Nanticoke		836211	P. H. Coupe 42		Recreational	27	2002	Active
Duratug SY	Port Dover			Indian Maiden		Ferry	128	1987
Duratug SY	Port Dover		808400	Stella Borealis	Mac Makarchuk	Ferry	356	1989	Active
Dyble, J.	Sarnia			Monarch	Northwest Tptn Co	Passenger Ship	2,017	1890	Wrecked 2nm W Blake's Pt, Isle Royale 1906
Folger	Kingston			America	St Lawrence River Steamboat Co	Passenger Ship	553	1895	Later Midland City 1922, stripped and burnt at Midland ON 1955
Fox, E.S.	Niagara Falls		391201	S/VM TP 1	Smit Harbor Towing	Tug	361	1979	Now Smit Skeena
Fox, E.S.	Niagara Falls		391202	S/VM TP 2	Smit Harbor Towing	Tug	361	1979	Now Smit Nass
Fraser & Assoc.	Port Colbourne		813437	Island Queen V	30,000 Island Cruises	Ferry	536	1990	Active
Galactica 001 Ent.	Toronto		821209	Enterprise 2000	Olympia Cruises	Ferry	370	1997	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		158132	Almidart		Fishing Vessel	24	1932	Now at Port Dover Harbour Museum
Gamble, George	Port Dover		170675	Trimac		Tanker	27	1938	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		172013	Sharilyn II		Fishing Vessel	43	1943	Now Lady of Dover
Gamble, George	Port Dover		172019	J. H. Misner		Fishing Vessel	18	1944	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		178694	Alex B.		Fishing Vessel	19	1946	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		178692	Long Time		Fishing Vessel	20	1946	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		178691	H. H. Misner		Tug	27	1946	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		190042	Burwell Clipper		Fishing Vessel	100	1948	Now Ironfish
Gamble, George	Port Dover		190049	Playfair II		Fishing Vessel	30	1949	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		190048	Ilda C II		Fishing Vessel	29	1950	Now Attiwandaron
Gamble, George	Port Dover		195704	John D.	Gamble, George	Tug	37	1954	Active
Gamble, George	Port Dover		348581	G. H. Simmons		Fishing Vessel	113	1974	Active
Gamble, Harry	Port Dover		170680	South Side		Fishing Vessel	59	1942	Active
Gamble, Harry	Port Dover		176056	Ingram		Fishing Vessel	73	1946	Now Laura D
Gananoque Boat Line	Gananoque		348015	Thousand Islander III	Gananoque Boat Line	Ferry	376	1975
Gananoque Boat Line	Gananoque		348020	Thousand Islander IV	Gananoque Boat Line	Ferry	347	1976
Gordon's Welding	Sarnia		803286	Gordon's I		Tug	40	1987	Active
Haikala, Elmer	Wheatley		188095	Henry J. III		Fishing Vessel	25	1959	Active
Hamilton Bridge	Hamilton	1		Arabian	J.B.Fairgrieve	Cargo Ship	1,073	1892	Barge 1933, scrapped 1947
Hamilton Bridge	Hamilton	2		Chippewa	Niagara Nav Co	Passenger Ship	1,544	1893	Scrapped 1939
Hamilton Bridge	Hamilton	4		Hamilton	Montreal Tptn Co	Barge	996	1901	Scrapped 1937
Harley, Ralph	Port Burwell		394131	Last Time		Fishing Vessel	141	1981	Active
Hepburn, A.W.	Picton			Argyle	Lake Ontario Nav Co	Passenger Ship	579	1899	Later Frontier 1912, foundered Chatham ON 1916
Hopper Fisheries	Port Stanley		368778	Janice H. X		Fishing Vessel	72	1981	Now Erie Explorer
Huntsville Lake	Huntsville			Algonquin	Huntsville, Lake of Bays & Lake Simcoe Nav Co	Passenger/Cargo	305	1906	Scrapped 1955
Huntsville Lake	Huntsville			Algoma	Huntsville, Lake of Bays & Lake Simcoe Nav Co	Passenger/Cargo	305	1906
Hurley, L & R	Port Burwell		178699	George H		Fishing Vessel	95	1947	Now A. R. Getty
Hurley, L & R	Port Burwell		134555	James D.		Fishing Vessel	91	1957	Active
Hurley, L & R	Port Burwell		346005	Doretta L		Fishing Vessel	45	1972	Active
Hurley, L & R	Port Burwell		346006	Mar-Vel-Ann		Fishing Vessel	59	1973	Active
Jenking	Wallaceburg			J. W. Steinhoff	J.W.Steinhoff	Cargo Ship	312	1874	Later Queen City 1896, Canada 1901, scrapped 1909
Kanter YC	Port Stanley		394139	L. R. Jackson		Fishing Vessel	147	1982	Active
Kolbe & Co.	Port Dover		190041	Vary Brothers		Fishing Vessel	33	1945	Active
Kolbe & Co.	Port Dover		178695	Billie K.		Fishing Vessel	26	1947	Active
Liddle Bros.	Wheatley		192677	Liddle Bros.		Fishing Vessel	120	1958	Now J. & A. Baptista
Liddle Bros.	Wheatley		323929	Liddle Lady V		Fishing Vessel	100	1971	Active
Liddle Bros.	Wheatley		346008	Linda Jane II		Fishing Vessel	146	1974	Active
Liddle Bros.	Wheatley		368772	Mi-Mark		Fishing Vessel	40	1977	Active
Liddle Bros.	Wheatley		368776	Josh II		Fishing Vessel	91	1980	Active
Magee	Port Colborne	6		Belvoir		Cargo Ship	2,296	1955	Later Nazca 1970, Belvoir 1974, hit object and sank 1974
Marlin Yacht	Gananoque			Thousand Islander		Ferry	200	1972
Marlin Yacht	Gananoque			Thousand Islander II		Ferry	200	1973
Marlin Yacht	Gananoque			Miss Midland		Ferry	119	1974
Marlton, W.	Goderich			Manitou	Dominion Fish Co	Passenger Ship	470	1903	Hulked 1939, scrapped 1945
Marlton, W.	Goderich			Caribou	Dominion Fish Co	Passenger Ship	597	1904	Hulked 1947
Mathiesen BW	Goderich		122619	Casalinho		Fishing Vessel	104	1951	Now T James T
Mathiesen BW	Goderich		195684	J. A. C.		Fishing Vessel	22	1952	Active
Mathiesen BW	Goderich		194968	Marpaulo		Fishing Vessel	94	1953	Now Jo-Anna I
McMurchy, D.	Toronto			Island Queen		Ferry	129	1905
McNally Construction	Belleville		823618	Wenonah II	Muskoka Hist. Soc.	Ferry	447	2000	Active
McNamara Marine	Toronto		318726	Joyce B. Gardiner		Tug	71	1962	Now W. J. Isaac Purvis
Miller, Bruce	Port Stanley		803518	B. B. Miller		Fishing Vessel	98	1984	Active
Miller, J.R.	Cardinal			Scout		Cargo Ship	176	1900
Misner, J & G	Port Dover		392627	Leonard S.		Fishing Vessel	69	1979	Active
Morill, R.J.	Collingwood			A. F. Bowman		Tug	112	1906	Scrapped 1941
Mummery, Donald	Port Dover		314128	Leola Charles		Fishing Vessel	95	1968	Now Mr. Minor
Mummery, Donald	Port Dover		314138	Mummery Bros.		Fish Tug	33	1973	Active
Palmer & Palmer			806696	Spirit of 2010	Forum Investments	Ferry	202	1985	Later Golden Mystique
Playfair, J.	Midland			Magnolia	J.Playfair	Tug	367	1898	Later Luckport 1919, scrapped 1934
Pontbriand Co	Temagami			Belle of Temagami		Passenger Ship	169	1906
Powell SY	Dunnville		190047	Cosley Bros		Fishing Vessel	94	1949	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		192675	Evalina		Fishing Vessel	107	1953	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		192579	Pelee Clipper		Fishing Vessel	80	1955	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		188231	Mummery		Fishing Vessel	17	1956	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		188239	Weaver Bros.		Fishing Vessel	79	1956	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		188238	Maclin		Fishing Vessel	89	1957	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		807952	Lincoln-R		Fishing Vessel	80	1958	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		314124	G. W. Jackson		Fishing Vessel	99	1964	Active
Powell SY	Port Maitland		808401	Lashero		Fishing Vessel	80	1989	Active
Powell SY	Port Maitland		807959	Lynsey Lenore		Fishing Vessel	100	1992	Active
Powell SY	Dunnville		807960	Susan Michelle		Tug	89	1995	Active
Purdy, R. T.	Point Edward		173218	L & R		Fishing Vessel	80	1947	Active
Purdy's Fish Market	Grand Bend		808139	M & A		Fishing Vessel	102	1987	Now Lee Marie
Powers	Kingston			Cuba	Montreal & Chicago Merchants Sg Co	Passenger/Cargo	931	1875	Barge 1910
Rathbone, E. W.	Mill Point			Empress of India	A. W. Hepburn	Cargo Ship	579	1876	Later Argyle 1899
Rathbun	Deseronto			Cibola	Niagara Nav Co	Passenger Ship	961	1888	Burnt at Lewiston NY 1895
Rathbun Bros	Deseronto			Resolute		Cargo Ship	336	1883	Scuttled 1929
Redway, B.	Toronto			Garden City	St Catherine's, Grimsby & Toronto Nav Co	Passenger Ship	637	1892	Scrapped 1936
Richardson BW	Meaford		311186	Aggie May		Fishing Vessel	34	1956	Cl;osed
Robertson, A. M.	Hamilton			Celtic	A.D.Mackay	Cargo Ship	698	1874	In collision off Rondeau Point, Lake Erie 1892
Robertson, A.M.	Hamilton			Saint Magnus	A.M.Robertson	Cargo Ship	853	1881	Burnt in Port Dalhousie drydock 1895
Robertson, A.M.	Hamilton			Myles		Cargo Ship	1,211	1882	Later Cataract 1906, barge 1926, Therese T 1939, hulked 1949
Robinson, W.	Kingston			John Randall		Cargo Ship	166	1905
Rody, J.	Saugeen			Lillie Smith	G.E.Smith	Cargo Ship	302	1888	Later Mary Battle 1914, wrecked Jersey Cove, near Cape Rosier 1922
Sandy Marine	Orient Bay		395503	Nipigon Queen		Fishing Vessel	47	1981	Active
Schickluna, J.	St Catherines			Erin	J.& T.Coulon	Cargo Ship	651	1881	In collision in the St Clair River 1906
Schickluna, J.	St Catherines			Sir S. L. Tilley		Passenger/Cargo	1,178	1883	Later Advance 1900, abandoned near Cornwall ON 1935
Servais, J.	Port Arthur			St. Joe		Cargo Ship	118	1902
Shaw, C.O.	Huntsville			Iroquois	Huntsville, Lake of Bays & Lake Simcoe Nav Co	Passenger Ship	307	1907	Discarded 1948
Simpson, J.	Chatham			Ontario	J.H.Beatty	Cargo Ship	1,338	1874	Wrecked at Rossport ON 1899
Simpson, J.	Chatham			Quebec	J.H.Beatty	Cargo Ship	1,404	1874	Later F. E. Spinner 1885, Helen C 1902, foundered in Thunder Bay 1922
Simpson, J.	Owen Sound			City of Owen Sound	Canada Lake Superior Transit Co	Passenger Ship	732	1875	Later Saturn 1896, foundered near Southampton ON 1901
Simpson, J.	Owen Sound			City of Midland	North Shore Nav Co	Passenger Ship	748	1890	Burnt at Collingwood 1916
Simpson, J.	Owen Sound			City of Collingwood	North Shore Nav Co	Passenger Ship	1,387	1893	Burnt at Collingwood 1905
Simpson, J.	Owen Sound			City of Toronto	North Shore Nav Co	Passenger Ship	782	1895	Burnt in dock at Cornwall ON 1914
Simpson, M.	St Catherines			Clinton	J.T.Matthews	Cargo Ship	430	1874	Scrapped about 1907
Simpson, M.	St Catherines			Niagara	M.Simpson	Cargo Ship	468	1875	Foundered near Long Point, Lake Erie 1899
Simpson, M.	Hamilton			Greyhound	H.A.Simpson	Passenger Ship	337	1888	Later Lincoln 1899, Premier 1906, burnt at Bruce Mines ON 1920
Tessier, N.	Ottawa & Hull			Scotsman		Cargo Ship	265	1903
Tug Weld Mfg.	Leamington		806292	Crystal Blue I		Fishing Vessel	87	1987	Active
Watson, R.J.	Burks Falls			Armour		Passenger/Cargo	191	1906
737912 Ontario Ltd.	Blenheim		801797	Jean-Jordannie	True North Salmon	Fishing Vessel	97	1989	Now Aqua Leader

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