SAGUENAY (1911, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SAGUENAY
Also known as:
KIANC YONG;YANGTSE PHOENIX
Year of Build:
1911
Official Number:
130526
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
4
Builder Name:
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Original Owner:
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., Ltd.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Quadruple Expansion
# Cylinders:
8
# Boilers:
3
Propulsion Notes:
2,100hp @ 180rpm engines by Fairfield, Glascow. 175# steam, coal fired boilers.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
274.8'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
16.6'
Tonnage (gross):
2,777
Tonnage (net):
1,864
History
Chronology:

1918 Struck a rock & sank to main deck in Tadoussac Bay in St. Lawrence River at mouth of Saguenay River; raised; repaired by Davie Shipbuilding Co., Ltd at Lauzon.

1929 Laid up.

1934-35 Montreal to Quebec package freight service.

1936 Laid up.

1946 Owned Wah Shang Steamship Co., China; renamed KIANG YONG.

1951, Aug 1 Grounded in typhoon near Tai Po; ship name listed as YANGTSE PHOENIX; later scrapped.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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