page_title: SS Dufferin
section_title: Service history
hierarchical_section_title: SS Dufferin / Service history
caption_attribution_description: English: 211-ton steamship Dufferin and a three-masted schooner at Anderson's wharf, Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia in 1907
context_page_description: SS Dufferin was a coastal steamship built by Joseph McGill of Shelburne, Nova Scotia on April 14, 1905. Originally owned by New Burrell Johnson Iron Co Ltd., Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, she was sold to sea merchants William A. Murdock and William J. Murdock of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia on the same day. Under the Murdoch’s command the Dufferin served as a passenger and cargo ship between Halifax and Sherbrooke. The Dufferin steamed along coastal communities until the Hochelaga Shipping and Towing Co. Ltd. dismantled her up in 1938. Transport Canada closed the Dufferin's registry on December 31, 1937.
context_section_description: Dufferin was captained by Charley and William Murdock and traveled the eastern shore route. She was reputed as being "...the Cleanest and best painted coastal boat coming into Halifax." The Dufferin "...sail[ed] for Plant Wharf every Thursday at ten o’clock p.m. for Sherbrooke, calling at Port Dufferin, Moser River, Ecum Secum, Marie Joseph, Liscomb, and Sonora.” The Dufferin supplied the small coastal ports with feed, kerosene, and groceries, while returning to Halifax with items such as lumber and lobsters. Due to ice build-up during January, February, and March the Dufferin would be unable to travel to the small coastal ports. However, "...occasionally they would sail south to warm water ports for cargoes such as sugar cane, which would be then shipped to Halifax."
caption: SS Dufferin and a three-masted schooner at Anderson's wharf, Sherbrooke
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