1930                                            Thorold     1                                         1988

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Hull England by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Hull 676
Launched
Built with trunk deck to increase cubic capacity for the carriage of newsprint.

258’6” LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’6” beam, 23’ depth
2 decks, oil-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 970 BHP

Enrolled at
253.2 x 43.6 x 21.1, 2960 GT, 2344 NT     Br 160889     to:
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co., Montreal QC (home port Hull England)

Entered service 1930

Enrollment transferred to Canada 1932      Can 160889     (home port to Montreal QC)

Renamed Chicago Tribune  (2) 1933

Remeasured 1954 to 2013 GT, 1144 NT

Repowered 1958 with new diesel engine

Lengthened 1962 at St. Catharines ON by Port Weller Dry Docks
Remeasured to 302.5 x 43.4 x 18.7, 3859 GT, 3055 NT

Fleet sold 1985 to Transport Desgagnes, Quebec QC (home port to Quebec QC)

Laid up April 22, 1986 at Toronto ON and did not operate again

Sold for scrap 1988 to International Marine Salvage, Port Colborne ON.  Towed to Port Colborne and scrapped.

IMO 5070024

3008