Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 2. Under British Rule, 1760-1914

by William H. Atherton

	Trans-Atlantic		Maritime Provinces		Inland		Grand Total
Year	Vessels	Tonnage	Vessels	Tonnage	Vessels	Tonnage	Vessels	Tonnage
1901	449	1,016,918	293	436,130	8,450	1,683,186	9,192	3,136,334
1902	436	1,072,538	322	468,734	9,395	1,885,150	10,153	3,426,522
1903	484	1,418,156	318	472,748	15,358	2,415,791	16,140	4,306,695
1904	417	1,270,640	379	586,057	10,063	2,354,975	10,859	4,211,672
1905	442	1,354,829	391	585,227	11,112	2,785,551	11,945	4,725,607
1906	439	1,380,835	381	592,388	12,557	3,095,174	13,377	5,068,395
1907	381	1,339,014	361	586,972	14,420	3,620,950	15,161	5,546,936
1908	364	1,315,688	375	642,916	12,434	3,589,124	13,173	5,548,028
1909	371	1,436,963	299	474,450	10,991	3,146,494	11,661	5,057,907
1910	411	1,658,414	336	574,808	13,636	4,327,799	14,383	6,561,021
1911	401	1,695,613	361	642,639	11,670	4,275,019	12,432	6,613,271
1912	409	1,775,487	327	628,437	12,586	4,649,767	13,322	7,053,691
1913	477	2,020,333	343	670,202	13,426	5,703,467	14,246	8,394,002

Statement Showing Classification of Vessels that Arrived in Port for Ten Years, from the Lower St. Lawrence and Martime Provinces.

	Steamships		Barques		Schooners		Grand Total
Year	No.	Tonnage	No.	Tonnage	No.	Tonnage	Nos.	Tonnage
1901	282	434,140	1	999	10	991	293	436,130
1902	311	406,671	——	——	11	1,063	322	468,734
1903	303	468,100	——	——	15	4,648	318	472,748
1904	366	582,819	——	——	13	3,238	379	586,057
1905	364	580,485	——	——	26	4,116	391	585,127
1906	367	588,980	——	——	14	3,408	381	592,388
1907	343	579,930	——	——	18	7,042	361	586,972
1908	350	640,244	——	——	25	2,672	375	642,916
1909	273	470,936	——	——	26	3,514	299	474,450
1910	346	572,022	——	——	30	2,786	336	574,808
1911	330	639,752	——	——	31	2,887	361	642,639
1912	292	625,099	——	——	35	3,388	327	628,457
1913	299	666,053	——	——	44	4,149	343	670,202

FOOTNOTES:

[1] “Canadian Antiquarian,” 1873, Vol. II, pp. 16-21.

[2] The Dock, one of the largest yet built, is capable of docking the largest existing vessel in the British Navy. It is of the double-sided self-docking type, on the principle known as the “bolted sectional.” It consists of a pontoon or lifting portion of the dock, and two parallel side walls, built on to and forming part of the same, and the whole length is divided into three complete and separate sections, which, when bolted together, form the complete dock. These sections are so arranged that when the dock is separated into its three parts, any two of them can dock the remaining third between them. For this purpose each section is fitted with its own independent pumping machinery, so that it can also act as an independent unit.

The general dimensions of the dock are as follows:—

	Ft.	In.
Length over platforms	600	0
Length over pontoons	550	6
Width over all	135	0
Depth of pontoon at center	17	0
Length of side walls	470	6
Height of side walls above pontoon deck	42	0
Width of side walls at base	17	6
Width of side walls at top	12	6
Clear width between roller fenders	100	0
Draught of vessel	27	6
Lifting capacity	25,000 tons

The construction of the dock is such as to make it suitable for lifting a modern British battleship, the pontoon deck being specially stiffened to allow it to support a large portion of the weight of the vessel on side or bilge, as well as central, keels.

In the season of 1914, 27 vessels were repaired.