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| From 1828 to 1918, shipbuilding was a very importantindustry in River John. One of the most famous ships in the Maritimes,The Warrior, was built in River John at the Kitchin shipyard. To view alist of ships (by shipyard) click on the following links. |
| KITCHIN | MACKENZIE |
| MACLEAN | MACLENNAN |
| MOCKLER | SMITH |
| MISC SHIPS | EVENTS |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Express | brigantine | 103 |
| 1848 | Tartar | brig | 256 |
| 1849 | Europe | barque | 345 |
| 1850 | Queen of the Ocean | barque | 427 |
| 1850 | Clipper | brigantine | 117 |
| 1850 | Clipper | brig | 117 |
| 1851 | Eagle | brigantine | 195 |
| 1852 | John Duffus | brig | 232 |
| 1852 | Emerald Isle | brigantine | 149 |
| 1852 | Africa | barque | 515 |
| 1853 | Charlotte | brigantine | 242 |
| 1854 | North Star | brig | 246 |
| 1854 | Andes | barque | 416 |
| 1855 | Narco Polo | barque | 301 |
| 1856 | Himalaya | barque | 314 |
| 1858 | Champion | brigantine | 290 |
| 1859 | Unicorn | barque | 290 |
| 1860 | Nimrod | barque | 306 |
| 1861 | Col. James Scott | barque | 383 |
| 1862 | Forest Queen | barque | 575 |
| 1862 | Rain Bow | barque | 484 |
| 1860 | Alonzo | barque | 590 |
| 1864 | Warrior | barque | 616 |
| 1864 | Edward Albro | barque | 394 |
| 1865 | James Primrose | barque | 374 |
| 1866 | Forest King | ship | 888 |
| 1868 | Rothiemay | barque | 434 |
| 1874 | Mary P. Kitchin | ship | 1069 |
| 1875 | Aldborough | ship | 1116 |
| 1876 | Anna | barque | 628 |
| 1877 | Minnie | barque | 672 |
| 1878 | Blanche | barque | 821 |
| 1879 | Ameer | barque | 770 |
| 1880 | James L. Harway | barque | 958 |
| 1882 | Innerwick | ship | 1237 |
| 1883 | W. H. MacNeil | ship | 1400 |
| 1884 | Warrior | schooner | 52 |
| 1884 | Warrior | ship | 1687 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | Lucy | ? | ? |
| 1834 | Mary | schooner | 20 |
| 1834 | Eliza | brigantine | 101 |
| 1835 | Charles | barque | 519 |
| 1838 | Amason | barque | 357 |
| 1839 | Romulus | barque | 478 |
| 1840 | Mary | schooner | 110 |
| 1841 | Pandora | barque | 469 |
| 1841 | Amelia | schooner | 75 |
| 1843 | Rosshire | brig | 304 |
| 1843 | Industry | schooner | 31 |
| 1843 | Ranel | schooner | 100 |
| 1843 | Planet | schooner | 100 |
| 1844 | Ann | brig | 106 |
| 1845 | Gazelle | brigantime | 130 |
| 1846 | Canopus | barque | 306 |
| 1847 | Oronoko | brig | 193 |
| 1848 | Juno | brig | 261 |
| 1849 | Hope | barque | 581 |
| 1850 | Severn | barque | 350 |
| 1854 | Elba | brig | 245 |
| 1855 | Panmure | barque | 417 |
| 1856 | Pacific | barque | 297 |
| 1858 | Eliza | barque | 447 |
| 1861 | Bargillai | barque | 536 |
| 1880 | Kintail | barque | 728 |
| 1881 | John Gill | barque | 1011 |
| 1883 | James Martin | barque | 1407 |
| 1884 | Caldera | ship | 1574 |
| 1888 | Kelevala | schooner | 99 |
| 1890 | Argentina | barquentine | 500 |
| 1918 | Cambrai | schooner | 529 |
| 1878 | Chinampas | barque | 674 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | Sovereign | brig | 122 |
| 1839 | William | barque | 397 |
| 1840 | Susan | barque | 537 |
| 1840 | Mary MacLean | schooner | 109 |
| 1841 | Mary MacLean | schooner | 109 |
| 1841 | Alhambra | barque | 572 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | Swift | schooner | 65 |
| 1846 | Erin | schooner | 45 |
| 1849 | Clyde | brig | 277 |
| 1851 | Commerce | barque | 344 |
| 1852 | Panama | barque | 735 |
| 1852 | Bloomer | brigantine | 142 |
| 1853 | Nashwauk | ship | 762 |
| 1855 | Primrose | schooner | 52 |
| 1855 | Electric | schooner | 37 |
| 1857 | Borelia | barque | 477 |
| 1857 | Giraffe | brigantine | 164 |
| 1858 | Tiger | brigantine | 171 |
| 1859 | Amelia | brig | 236 |
| 1860 | Loch-na-car | barque | 306 |
| 1862 | Panama | barque | 297 |
| 1863 | David Cameron | barque | 577 |
| 1863 | Ocean Child | barque | 299 |
| 1863 | Invergordon | barque | 437 |
| 1864 | Nashwauk | barque | 497 |
| 1865 | Charles Henry | brig | 301 |
| 1867 | Panama | barque | 500 |
| 1868 | Peter Crerar | barque | 628 |
| 1870 | Rio de la Plata | barque | 647 |
| 1871 | Gloamin' | barque | 696 |
| 1871 | Bonito | barque | 547 |
| 1872 | Iona | barque | 648 |
| 1872 | Iona | schooner | 648 |
| 1873 | Yuba | barque | 879 |
| 1873 | Persia | barque | 977 |
| 1874 | Laura MacLennan | barque | 798 |
| 1875 | Memlo | barque | 953 |
| 1876 | Aspotogon | barque | 575 |
| 1876 | Kildonan | brigantine | 372 |
| 1877 | Beaconsfield | barque | 671 |
| 1891 | Gazelle | barque | 999 |
| 1892 | Sir Hibbert | schooner | 300 |
| 1899 | Sirdar | schooner | 500 |
| 1899 | Mysostic | schooner | 125 |
| 1899 | Eradine | schooner | 325 |
| 1899 | Maritana | schooner | 450 |
| 1899 | Unique | schooner | 100 |
| 1918 | Cyril T. | schooner | 100 |
| 1918 | Mary F. Anderson | schooner | 425 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846 | Sir John Henry | brig | 120 |
| 1846 | Sir John Harvey | brigantine | 125 |
| 1847 | Maid of Erin | brig | 185 |
| 1848 | Waterford | brig | 196 |
| 1849 | Moultan | brig | 196 |
| 1849 | Tipperary | brig | 185 |
| 1850 | Lord Gough | barque | 311 |
| 1851 | Telegraph | brig | 135 |
| 1851 | Telegraph | brigantine | 135 |
| 1852 | Australia | brig | 272 |
| 1852 | C. F. Bennet | brigantine | 127 |
| 1854 | Banshee | barque | 250 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | Banffshire | ship | 531 |
| 1838 | Mary Tring | brig | 263 |
| 1839 | Bridget Archibald | brig | 173 |
| 1840 | George | barque | 526 |
| 1840 | Medora | brig | 249 |
| 1841 | Hero of Sidon | barque | 510 |
| 1843 | Indus | brig | 100 |
| 1847 | Indus | barque | 679 |
| Date Launched | Name | Type of Rig | Tonnage | Builder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 | John and Mary | brig | 162 | unknown |
| 1834 | Eliza | brigantine | 101 | unknown |
| 1835 | Jane Duffus | brig | 155 | unknown |
| 1835 | Tweed | barque | 477 | unknown |
| 1836 | Eliza | brig | 309 | unknown |
| 1839 | Elanor Archibald | schooner | 56 | William Sutherland |
| 1839 | Pleiades | barque | 416 | unknown |
| 1839 | Sarah | barque | 406 | unknown |
| 1839 | Loyalist | brig | 171 | unknown |
| 1841 | Britannia | brigantine | 190 | Robert Patterson |
| 1841 | Gazelle | schooner | 154 | James MacKinnon |
| 1842 | Inconstant | ship | 78 | unknown |
| 1844 | Brothers | brigantine | 138 | William Sutherland |
| 1844 | Allegra | brig | 223 | unknown |
| 1845 | Susannah | schooner | 32 | unknown |
| 1845 | Suir | brigantine | 100 | unknown |
| 1845 | Trial | brigantine | 73 | George Mitchell |
| 1845 | Olive Branch | schooner | 18 | John Reid |
| 1846 | Pictou | barque | 403 | James Purves |
| 1846 | Cumberland | barque | 386 | unknown |
| 1846 | Ellen | schooner | 19 | James Purves |
| 1847 | Torrington | brig | 127 | R. Coats |
| 1847 | Speculator | brig | 181 | William Sutherland |
| 1847 | Nimrod | brig | 140 | Robert Hatton |
| 1847 | Saint Patrick | schooner | 33 | James Purves |
| 1848 | Sweetheart | brigantine | 135 | James Sutherland |
| 1848 | Moselle | brig | 221 | Chas MacLennan |
| 1849 | Ceres | brigantine | 150 | T. B. Taylor |
| 1850 | Sons | brigantine | 100 | J. Sander |
| 1850 | Joseph Weir | barque | 420 | A. F. Stephen |
| 1851 | Belle | brig | 255 | S. Brookeman |
| 1851 | Lena | brigantine | 159 | unknown |
| 1852 | Java | brigantine | 219 | Alex Campbell |
| 1855 | Angelina | schooner | 66 | Roderick Fraser |
| 1856 | Penguin | brigantine | 106 | R. M. Blackmore |
| 1856 | Jane | barque | 378 | John Crerar |
| 1856 | George Williams | barque | 283 | R. Fraser |
| 1857 | Major Norton | barque | 337 | D. Gerrior |
| 1858 | Packet | schooner | 12 | D. Dwyer |
| 1858 | Ewan Crerar | brigantine | 250 | John Crerar |
| 1859 | Orient | schooner | 50 | C. E. Henry |
| 1860 | Gulielma | barque | 407 | R. W. Merriman |
| 1861 | Minnie Gordon | barque | 322 | Peter Crerar |
| 1863 | Lively | schooner | 23 | unknown |
| 1863 | Wide Awake | schooner | 18 | Tom MacDonald |
| 1863 | David Cannon | barque | 577 | Chas MacLennan |
| 1866 | George Esson | barque | 399 | unknown |
| 1867 | Sea Foam | schooner | 47 | Tom MacDonald |
| 1869 | James Ives | barque | 533 | unknown |
| 1869 | Kinrara | barque | 637 | unknown |
| 1869 | Margaret Jane | schooner | 65 | A. S. Chisholm |
| 1870 | Margaret S. Weir | barque | 849 | unknown |
| 1870 | Emma Ives | barque | 619 | unknown |
| 1872 | Nathaniel D. Carlile | barque | 770 | unknown |
| 1873 | Margaret Mary | schooner | 45 | John Henderson |
| 1873 | Jesse Hoyt | schooner | 276 | John Henry |
| 1874 | Ejllie D. | barquentine | 408 | John Henry |
| 1875 | Glenola | barque | 571 | John Henry |
| 1876 | Champion | schooner | 55 | George Heighton |
| 1876 | Zeno | brigantine | 407 | John Henry |
| 1881 | Coast Guard | schooner | 52 | Tom Macdonald |
| 1889 | Myostis | schooner | 131 | Chas MacLennan |
| 1900 | Evadne | schooner | 405 | Chas MacLennan Jr. |
| 1903 | Maritana | schooner | 524 | Chas MacLennan Jr. |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1606 | 1st boatbuilding at Port Royal |
| 1751 | Establishment of shipbuilding bounty by Governor Cornwallis |
| 1786 | First permanent settlement at River John |
| 1786 | Act of General Registry |
| ???? | First ships launched in Pictou County |
| 1818 | Duncan Johnson born on brig Economy out of Scotland |
| 1848 | Repeal of act of General Registry |
| 1854 | Reciprocity Treaty with U.S. |
