Mansfield, 1896
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Built in 1888 in Ottawa, ON, the Mansfield was 104 feet long. It was launched on May 25, 1889, and was owned by Pierce Mansfield. It served as a ferry, and caught fire on one of its voyages as it approached the New Edinburgh area on May 7, 1896.
The Mansfield was later found by the Underwater Diving Society of Ottawa in July 1974. It had sunk in Governor's Bay, near the Prime Minister's residence.
For a more detailed overview of both the Mansfield and Pierce Mansfield, check out Glenn Clark's "Off to Work... By Boat?" in Vol. 20, No. 2 of the 2019 edition of Historic Gloucester, by the Gloucester Historical Society.
