ROCHESTER (1910, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROCHESTER
Also known as:
CAPE ETERNITY;GEORGIAN;AVALON II;HA-SIN
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
207073
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Note: passenger & freight
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
4
Hull Number:
107 or 180?
Builder Name:
Detroit Ship Building Co.
Original Owner:
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
246'
Beam:
42'
Depth:
15'
Tonnage (gross):
1,603
Tonnage (net):
867
History
Chronology:

1913 Ordered sold by the court to satisfy a $500,000 claim by the Rhode Island convention group for water-borne illness.

1913-20 Owned, Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Oswego, NY; 246.66' x 42.25' x 14.5'; 2,484 gross tons.

1920-36 Owned Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Montreal, QUE.

1920 Renamed CAPE ETERNITY, C141863.

1935-40 Owned by Seaway Lines (later became Lakeway Lines, Ltd., Windsor, ONT in 1939).

1935 Renamed GEORGIAN.

1940 Removed from Canadian Registry.

1940-46 Renamed, but never enrolled as AVALON II, used for floating barracks, St. John's & Halifax, NBR.

1946-54 Owned Wah Shang Steamship Co., Ltd., China; renamed HA-SIN.

1955 Dropped from Lloyds listing.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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