Eaton, George L. 2

1929                                 George L. Eaton     2                                  1961

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at South Bank-on-Tees England by Smith’s Dock Co., Hull 869
Keel laid Nov 24, 1928;  launched Feb 25, 1929

258’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’8” beam, 20’6” depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 750 IHP

Enrolled at
253.0 x 44.1 x 18.5, 1895 GT, 1184 NT     Br 160717     to:
Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal QC. (home port Middlesborough England)

Entered service 1929

Enrollment transferred to Canada 1930     Can 160717     (home port to Montreal QC.)

Sold 1955 to Colonial Steamships Ltd., Port Colborne ON. (home port to Port Colborne ON.) and renamed F. W. Moore.

Fleet renamed Scott Misener Steamships Ltd. 1959

Sold for scrap 1961 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Scrapped at Port Dalhousie ON by A. Newman & Co.

 

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