Toronto Drydock Company

Toronto Drydock Company

Toronto Drydock Company is a shipbuilding company in Canada.

History

Shipbuilding in Toronto dates back to the period when shipping was isolated to the Great Lakes. Early ship builders were conducted by the Royal Navy for use in the Great Lakes.

Toronto was never made famous as a major ship building port, but the industry did exist.

Polson Iron Works was a major builder of steamers in the 1900s. Established in Toronto in 1883, the Iron Works went bankrupt after World War I due to lack of tariff protection.

A number of other builders dotted along Toronto:
* Rouge River
* Humber River
* Credit River

The Rouge River's ship building was linked to the prolific lumber industry. The ship building industry ranged between 1810 to 1856.

Most of the ships were used for passenger and to carry potash, grain and lumber between Oswego, New York and Toronto, then called York.

A list of ships built in Toronto:


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