Collingwood

1908                                  Collingwood                                  1968

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Hull 17
Launched Oct 5, 1907

406’ LOA, 386’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1200 IHP

Enrolled at Collingwood ON
386.0 x 50.0 x 23.0, 4529 GT, 3480 NT     Can 117089     to:
Farrar Transportation Co., Collingwood ON (home port Collingwood ON)

Entered service May 15, 1908 sailing light to Canadian lakehead for grain.

Fleet sold Sept 10, 1918 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Converted to package freighter 1950 at Midland ON by Midland Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 4545 GT, 3496 NT

Sold for scrap 1968 to Steel Factors Ltd.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Arrived with str. Hagarty towed by Polish tug Jantar at Santander Spain Oct 28, 1968.

See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember II p. 72

 

0829

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *