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Submitted by Christine Gorman

As printed in the Daily Examiner, January 3, 1893:

New Shipping

LIST OF SHIPS REGISTERED AT THE PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN DURING THE YEAR 1892

Feb. 19 - Sch. Genesta, built at Vogler's Cove, N.S., owned by Peter Stewart, Crapaud, PEI.

March 11 - Sch, Isabella, built at Wallace, N. S., owned by Thos. Kickham. Souris, PEI.

April 16 - Barkentine Erema, built at Morell, PEI, owned by Thos. Handrahan, Ch'town, PEI.

June 6 - Steamer T. A. Stewart, built at Ch'town, owned by Richard S. Farquharson, Ch'town.

June 6 - Barque Ralph B. Peake, built at Mount Stewart, owned by Thos Kickham, Souris.

June 6 - Schooner Satellite, built at Souris, owned by Thos. Kickham, Souris.

June 11 - Steamer Electra, built at Arcadia, Yarmouth Co, N. S, owned by The Three Rivers Steamship Co., Georgetown and Montague.

June 30 - Sch S. A. Parkhurst, built in US, owned by Jas. S. Gordon, Alberton, PEI.

July 7 - Sch. Sir John A. Macdonald, built at Murray Harbor, owned by John B. Hyde, Murray Harbor.

July 12 - Steamer May Queen, built at Ch'town., owned by Paul Paoli, Ch'town.

July 26 - Sch. Morning Light, built at Chezzetcook, N. S., owned by Wm. G. Richards, Grand River.

Aug. 1 - Steamer Jacques Cartier, built at Levis, PQ, owned by Inland Steam Navigation Co., of PEI.

Aug.8 - Sch Olivia, built at Tatamagouche, N. S., owned by Wm. G. Richards, Grand River.

Aug. 8 - Sch Laurel, built at New Glasgow, P.E.I., owned by James Laird, New Glasgow.

Sept. 16 - Sch. Anna Bella, built at New Carlisle, P. Q., owned by Chas. Lyons, Ch'town.

Sept. 30 - Steamer Commodore, built at Ch'town, owned by Russel F. Hodgson, Ch'town.

Sept. 30 - Steamer Victor, built at Ch'town, owned by Hiram Chapman, Northport, NS.

Oct. 24 - Barkentine Matilda, built at Montague, owned by George Wightman, Montague.

Nov. 3 - Barkentine Meteor, built at Bideford, P. E. I., owned by Wm. Richards, Bideford.

Nov. 16 - Sch H. L. Sangster, built at Coddles Harbor, N. S., owned by Geo. H. Toombs, Ch'town.

Total Number of Vessels - 20; Total tonnage - 2,615.

New Vessels, 9..... 1,049 tons;

transferred from other ports, 8..... 780 tons;

registered de novo, 3...... 1,096 tons.

Total on registry, 31 Dec. 1892.........106 vessels; 25,409 tons.

CLASSIFIED SUMMARY

Vessels	Tons.
9 barques	6,222
13 barkentines	4,996
9 brigantines	1,976
142 schooners	6,208
2 sloops	32
21 Steamers	2,972

Total vessels - 196 total tonnage - 22,706