Torian, George L.

1925                                  George L. Torian                                    1941 (1942)

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Hull England by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd., Hull 667
Launched Jan 20, 1926

261’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’1” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 950 IHP

Enrolled at Hull England
253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8, 1754 GT, 1126 NT     Br 149070     to:
Eastern Steamship Co., St. Catharines ON, Boland & Cornelius, Mgr. (home port Hull England)

Entered service 1926

Enrollment transferred to Canada 1931     Can 149070     (home port to St. Catharines ON)

Sold April 1936 to Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Toronto ON

Requisitioned 1941 for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes

Torpedoed and sunk Feb 22, 1942 southeast of Trinidad, Atlantic Ocean

 

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