1923 Glenelg 1965
Steel self-unloading St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Midland ON by Midland Shipbuilding Co., Hull 11
Launched May 12, 1923
259’ LOA, 252’ LBP, 43’ beam, 25’6” depth
1 deck, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 800 IHP
Enrolled at Midland ON
252.0 x 43.1 x 23.3, 2099 GT, 1200 NT Can 150237 to:
Great Lakes Transportation Co., Midland ON, James Playfair, Mgr. (home port Midland ON)
Entered service June 1923
Fleet sold March 10, 1926 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Converted 1955 to bulk freighter at Kingston ON by Kingston Shipyard
Remeasured to 2309 GT, 1373 NT
Converted 1958 to self-unloading cement carrier at Kingston ON by Kingston Shiupyard
Sold for scrap 1965 to Steel Company of Canada. Scrapped at Hamilton ON
See history in Scanner Oct 2004 (#287)
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I have a picture of my Late Father Harold Cooper , in the picture he has a life bouy around his neck which says Midland on it. On the back he has written S.S. Glenelg Detroit River 1936. At the time he was a cook on this ship.
i,d like a photo, She was my fathers first command, running cement, toronto, rochester. picton.
Only freighter to be a palindrome…name spelled same left to right