| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Ossifrage |
| Owner | Ball William, Chatham |
| Port of registry |  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Builder | F.W. Wheeler & Co. |
| Yard number | 26 |
| Launched | 11 May 1886 |
| Identification | 107488 |
| Fate | Struck a shoal and foundered 29 September 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | barge, lighter |
| Tonnage | 383 GRT |
| Length | 46.6 metres (152 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
SS Ossifrage was a Canadian barge that hit a shoal in the Northumberland Strait in 1919, while she was being towed from Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada.