Howard, John C. (2)

1923                                  John C. Howard     2                                  1940 (194

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Three Rivers QC by Fraser Brace Ltd., Hull 20
Launched

259’ LOA, 250’ LBP, 43’ beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1200 IHP

Enrolled at Montreal QC
250.6 x 43.2 x 18.1, 2053 GT, 1224 NT     Can 150827     to:
George Hall Coal & Shipping Corporation, Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)

Entered service 1923

Fleet sold March 10, 1926 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Renamed Magog 1927

Requisitioned for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes

 

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