One of the great old steam ships that used to sail the great lakes was the S.S. Hamonic. The Hamonic and her sister ship were owned by the Northern Navigation Company.
All of the photos below were kindly scanned and donated from the collection of Thomas R. Anderson II.
The steamer Hamonic heading south on the St. Clair River towards Detroit, passing under the Blue Water Bridge
Another shot of the Hamonic. This sporting the dual titles of both the Northern Navigation Company & Canada Steamship Lines.
The business card of T.R. Anderson, Purser of the Hamonic.
A view of the main dining room on the S.S. Hamonic.
A photo of two of the three sister ships of the Northern Navigation Company, The Hamonic (on the left), the Noronic (on the right) and the Huronic (not pictured). The Noronic burned in her berth in Toronto in 1949, with the loss of 118 souls. The Hamonic burned at Point Edward in her berth in 1945. However due to the quick reaction of her heroic Captain, there were no fatalities. The Huronic ran aground in 1928, was refloated and converted to cargo use in 1930’s, and was scrapped at Hamilton in 1950.
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We have the whistle off of Ship 22 / S.S. Hamonica and are looking for good pictures of the smoke stack showing it. Anyone who would like to see the whistle in person and blowing can come to the Whistles on the Water Event at Palmer Park in St Clair Michigan next Saturday September 29, 2012. This is the largest single note whistle that we know of. It is 14 inches in diameter and weighs 600 pounds and has an forgettable sound. If you can't make to the Event we do have amature video available. Please email us if you have any pictures at pjshelton@csinet.net
Hello everyone we just wanted to let any of you that were planning on going to the Whistles on the Water Event in St Clair Michigan this Saturday to hear the S.S. Hamonic's Whistle Blow that it's not going to make it there after all. I sustain a neck injury and can't make the trip. There will still be plenty of magnificant whistles there so it would still be well worth your trip to go see and hear them. We plan on being there next year with the S.S. Hamonic's. We are still looking for some good pictures of her smoke stack showing our whistle on her. Thanks for any help you can give us. Paul & Johnna
my maternal grandmother , Elizabeth Sime was a cre member on the Hamonic, and on the Huronic, during the late '20's. I'd really like to know if anyone had relatives on these ships, especially if anyone knows of a Jack Flowers, who was a purser on the Hamonic at the same time as my grandmother. Thanks. Milt Martyn
my email is mmartyn6423@gmail.com, Milt Martyn
I am still hoping to find the ship the steering station ,chadburn , telegraph and the polaris stand came from as they are like the book of Garret on the Noronic which was scrapped in Hamilton. My email harrygamble@ymail.com Also I have collected artifacts from the SS Imperial Windsor renamed Cardinal.
My great-grandfather who I never knew,spent time on all three sister ships. In 1919 he was master of the steamer Huronic, then went to the steamer Hamonic for about a year and a half.In 1922 he was appointed to the steamer Noronic which he piloted until 1930.The Noronic was the flagship of the Northern Navigation fleet owned by the Canadian Steamship Lines and at the time was the largest Canadian passenger ship on the Great Lakes. The name"Noronic" comes from The Northern Navigation Company(NO), "RO" stands for the Richelieu & Ontario Line, and "NIC" represents the traditional name ending letters of all passenger liners of the NNC.
Captain Bert Aitken died in 1942 before I was born so I did not have the privilege of knowing him. If any one has any stories about him, I would love to hear them.
Betty bcole@xcelco.on.ca
In the early 40's my maternal Grandmother took me on a cruise to Port Arthur - I was only about 6 or 7 years old - the trip was a marvel to me!! I am not sure which ship we traveled on but somehow I feel it was the Hamonic. It defintely was on one of the Sister Ships, as I recall my Dad talking about it after. I think that possibly we began our voyage in Toronto? My mother and father and I were all born in Port Arthur. But at the time of my grand trip, we were living in Montreal. Great memories! Lovely reading all the notes about the ships! Thank-you. Beverley PS) The FOOD was GREAT, that I remember! I would love to view the passenger list when we travelled!!