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As shipwatchers and photographers, many of us spend a good part of the navigation season at vantage points around the lakes observing the passing of the many lake vessels. But how often do we stop to think about what they are carrying or where they may be heading?
With this thought in mind, we present a summary of the 47 trips made during the 1954 season by the steamer CANADOC of N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. This veteran bulk carrier was later renamed PORTADOC and was scrapped in Europe in 1970. The information reproduced here is taken directly from CANADOC's Scrap Log Book for 1954. In reading, it should be remembered that a trip is usually considered to begin as soon as the ship is light from its previous trip.
| Trip # |
Sailing Date |
From........To |
Cargo |
| 1 |
April 19 |
Goderich to Sandusky |
Light |
|
April 19 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6593 tons) |
| 2 |
April 22 |
Hamilton to Lorain |
Light |
|
April 23 |
Lorain to Midland Coal |
(7303 tons) |
| 3 |
April 26 |
Midland to Fort William |
Light |
|
April 28 |
Fort William to Goderich |
Grain (mixed) |
| 4 |
May 4 |
Goderich to Toledo |
Light |
|
May 5 |
Toledo to Midland |
Coal (7214 tons) |
| 5 |
May 8 |
Midland to Toledo |
Light |
|
May 9 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6687 tons) |
| 6 |
May 12 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
May 14 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6325 tons) |
| 7 |
May 17 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
May 18 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (7064 tons) |
| 8 |
May 20 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
May 22 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6518 tons) |
| 9 |
May 24 |
Hamilton to Erie |
Light |
|
May 25 |
Erie to Little Current |
Coal (6847 tons) |
| 10 |
May 28 |
Little Current to Ft. William |
Light |
|
May 31 |
Fort William to Humberstone |
Wheat (254,273 bu.) |
| 11 |
June 5 |
Humberstone to Fairport |
Light |
|
June 6 |
Fairport to Red Rock |
Coal (6910 tons) |
| 12 |
June 10 |
Red Rock to Fort William |
Light |
|
June 14 |
Fort William to Erie |
Pulpwood (2808 cords) |
| 13 |
June 21 |
Erie to Sandusky |
Light |
|
June 22 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6909 tons) |
| 14 |
June 24 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
June 25 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (6417 tons) |
| 15 |
June 28 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
June 29 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6649 tons) |
| 16 |
July 2 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
July 3 |
Sandusky to Fort William |
Stoker Coal (5895 tons) |
| 17 |
July 9 |
Fort William to Cleveland |
Ore (7120 tons) |
| 18 |
July 12 |
Cleveland to Toledo |
Light |
|
July 14 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6650 tons) |
| 19 |
July 17 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
July 18 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6749 tons) |
| 20 |
July 21 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
July 22 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (7221 tons) |
| 21 |
July 24 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
July 26 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6828 tons) |
| 22 |
July 28 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
July 29 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (7068 tons) |
| 23 |
Aug 1 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
Aug 2 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6364 tons) |
| 24 |
Aug 5 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
Aug 7 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6856 tons) |
| 25 |
Aug 9 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
Aug 11 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (7456 tons) |
| 26 |
Aug 13 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
Aug 14 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6816 tons) |
| 27 |
Aug 17 |
Hamilton to Lorain |
Light |
|
Aug 18 |
Lorain to Little Current |
Coal (6681 tons) |
| 28 |
Aug 23 |
Little Current to Toledo |
Light |
|
Aug 24 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (7072 tons) |
| 29 |
Aug 27 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
Aug 28 |
Sandusky to Hamilton |
Coal (6896 tons) |
| 30 |
Aug 31 |
Hamilton to Sandusky |
Light |
|
Sept 2 |
Sandusky to Little Current |
Coal (6950 tons) |
| 31 |
Sept 5 |
Little Current to Ft. William |
Light |
|
Sept 7 |
Fort William to Huron |
Ore (7126 tons) |
| 32 |
Sept 11 |
Huron to Lorain |
light |
|
Sept 11 |
Lorain to Little Current |
Coal (6873 tons) |
| 33 |
Sept 14 |
Little Current to Chicago |
Light |
|
Sept 16 |
Chicago to Marathon |
Coal (6901 tons) |
| 34 |
Sept 20 |
Marathon to Port Arthur |
Light |
|
Sept 20 |
Port Arthur to Huron |
Ore (6985 tons) |
| 35 |
Sept 24 |
Huron to Toledo |
Light |
|
Sept 24 |
Toledo to Hamilton |
Coal (6756 tons) |
| 36 |
Sept 27 |
Hamilton to Fairport |
Light |
|
Sept 28 |
Fairport to Hamilton |
Coal (6488 tons) |
| 37 |
Sept 30 |
Hamilton to Toledo |
Light |
|
Oct 2 |
Toledo to Port Arthur |
Coal (6531 tons) |
| 38 |
Oct 7 |
Port Arthur to Huron |
Ore (6601 tons) |
| 39 |
Oct 10 |
Huron to Fort William |
Light |
|
Oct 15 |
Fort William to Buffalo |
Grain (mixed) |
| 40 |
Oct 20 |
Buffalo to Port Arthur |
Light |
|
Oct 24 |
Port Arthur to Detroit |
Ore (6766 tons) |
| 41 |
Oct 28 |
Detroit to Toledo |
Light |
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Oct 28 |
Toledo to Port Arthur |
Coal (6433 tons) |
| 42 |
Nov 2 |
Port Arthur to Goderich |
Wheat (230,000 bu.) |
| 43 |
Nov 7 |
Goderich to Port Arthur |
Light |
|
Nov 10 |
Port Arthur to Trenton |
Ore (6314 tons) |
| 44 |
Nov 16 |
Trenton to Fort William |
Light |
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Nov 19 |
Fort William to Buffalo |
Barley (265,980 bu.) |
| 45 |
Nov 24 |
Buffalo to Sandusky |
Light |
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Nov 25 |
Sandusky to Fort William |
Coal (6035 tons) |
| 46 |
Nov 29 |
Port William to Goderich |
Grain (mixed) |
| 47 |
Dec 10 |
Goderich to Fort William |
Light to lay-up |
|
Dec 14 |
Ship laid up and crew paid off. |
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