Steamship Service
The first steam vessel in Canadian waters was the
Accommodation, which made her first trip between Montreal and Quebec
in 1809. She was followed by the Swift Sure in 1811. The General
Smyth made her first journey on the St. John River in 1816; and the
Frontenac was the pioneer steamer on Lake Ontario, 1817. The first
vessel to cross the Atlantic under steam was the Royal William, built
at Quebec, 1830-1831, and crossed the Atlantic, 1833. The Unicorn,
built by Samuel Cunard, sailed from Liverpool to Halifax in 1840. The
Britannia followed the same year. The Allan Line began its career in
1852, the Dominion Line in 1870, the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line in
1859, and the Canadian Northern in 1910. =Index=: (Joseph Howe era) Ocean service
advocated by Joseph Howe, 232-234; established by Samuel Cunard, 234.
See also Allan; Cunard; Molson; Accommodation; Royal William.