The Balize was a wooden hulled tugboat that operated on the Great Lakes in the United States and Canada.

[1] The Balize was built in 1863 Cleveland, Ohio by Ira Lafrinier as the Mary Grandy.

On November 7, 1900, the Balize and another tug the Wales freed the wooden freighter SS Kaliyuga after she ran aground Detroit River near Amherstburg, Ontario.

The tugs were going to take the Kaliyuga to Erie, Pennsylvania, unfortunately they couldn't continue the trip because of a storm and problems with the Balize's engine.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.