Baron of Renfrew (ship) was exempt from the high taxes on imported timber. She was built by Charles Wood, Anse du Fort, Quebec, Canada, on his own account. She followed the construction of a similar disposable ship, the barque "Columbus" built the year before. On August 23, 1825 under the command of captain Matthew Walker the ship left Quebec with a crew of 25 men and a cargo of 9000 tons timber (probably ship and cargo weight, both timber) bound for London, England. On October 21 of the same year the ship appeared in the English Channel but stranded the day after on the
English River (ship) English River (ship) English River is a Canadian lake freighter and bulk carrier, launched in 1961. In her initial years she carried bulk cargoes and deck cargoes to smaller ports on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River watershed and estuary. Her cargo capacity is about a quarter that of most of the Great Lakes fleet, she is slightly more than half the length, and her draught is about two-thirds that of larger vessels. By 1973 there was less need to sail to these small ports, as they could be served by new roads or railroads, so she was converted