Hamiltonian 1

1912                                  Hamiltonian     1                                  1917 (1942)

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size package freighter

Built at Port Arthur ON by Western Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 3
Launched June 1, 1912

244’ LBP, 42’6” beam, 26’6” depth
2 decks, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP

Enrolled at Port Arthur ON
257.0 x 42.5 x 23.4, 2347 GT, 1277 NT     Can 131052     to:
Canada Interlake Line,

Entered service July 12, 1912

Fleet merged 1913 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Sold 1918 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes

Renamed Piave.

Torpedoed Aug 7, 1942 in South Atlantic.

 

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