Franco-Canadian Steam Navigation Company

The Franco-Canadian Steam Navigation Company only operated for part of three years, between 1900-1902, with chartered ships. They made no more than 11 sailings between Dunkirk, Havre and Bordeaux to the St. Lawrence, plus one each from Hamburg and Christiania (Oslo).

Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant Ship web site.

Fleet:

Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Garth Castle	1880	1901 chartered from Elder Dempster Line for 3 voyages.	3,704
Louisiana	1872	1900 chartered from MacBeth & Gray, Glasgow for one voyage.	1,973
Manchester Shipper	1899	1901-1902 chartered from Manchester Liners for 3 voyages	4,038
Mont Blanc	1899	1900 chartered from E. Anquetil, Rouen, for two voyages. (this was the ship which was involved in the great Halifax explosion of 1917)	3,121
Roger	1878	1900 chartered from Verdeau et Cie, Bordeaux for one voyage. Returned to owners and renamed Montaigne.	2,393
Wassau	1880	1901 chartered from Elder Dempster Line for 3 voyages.	3,662

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