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The S.S. Lion The SS Lion, 292.42 net tons, 75 hp, was one of the first wooden wall steamers to be used in the Newfoundland seal fishery. Supplied by Walter Grieve & Co. she made her first voyage to the ice fields in 1867. With such masters as Francis Ash and Alexander Graham, the Lion went to the annual seal fishery for fifteen years and brought in a total of 170, 125 seal pelts. While returning from the seal fishery in 1870 under Captain Graham, the Lion flew a blue ensign with large white letters that read “No Confederation.” |