1917 Westmount 2 1967
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Hull 48
Launched May 4, 1917
550’ LOA, 536’ LBP, 58’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2400 IHP
Enrolled at Montreal QC
536.0 x 58.3 x 26.7, 7392 GT, 5635 NT Can 138232 to:
Montreal Transportation Co., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)
Entered service 1917
Fleet merged 1920 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Sold for scrap 1967 to United Metals Ltd. Resold to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived with str. Coalfax, towed by Polish tug Koral, at Santander Spain Aug30, 1967
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Hello,
My grandfather Harold Russell Baldwin b.1904 in Canada, navigated the ship Westmount through the Soo Locks as a young man approx 1924.
I would love more information on this ship and it’s crew.
Thank you
Marie GIbson, granddaughter of Russell