STRATHCONA (1900, Bulk Freighter)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Dundee, SCOTLAND
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter; Note: listed as Freighter only
Hull Materials:: Steel
Hull Number:: 154
Builder Name:: Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Hamilton and Fort William Navigation Co., Hamilton, ONT
Ownership Notes:: R. O. and A. B. MacKay, managers

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: 145 miles WNW Ronaldshea
Date:: 13 Apr 1917
Notes:: sunk by bomb, German submarine, 9 lives lost; enroute Tyne-Marseille. Atlantic Ocean

History

Chronology:

1900 Sister ship WINONA; carried grain, rails and ore Fort William to lower lake ports.

1911 Rebuilt as package freighter Collingwood Ship building Co., Ltd., Collingwood, ONT.

1915 Caught in gale off Azores bound England for Canada; crew rescued by steamer ARIEL; vessel scuttled.

1916 Recovered

1916, Jul Collision with steamer GLENCOE British waters.

1917 Sunk WWI

Notes