NORONIC (1913, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORONIC
Year of Build:
1913
Official Number:
134014
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Arthur, ONT
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
5
Hull Number:
6
Builder Name:
Western Drydock
Original Owner and Location:
Northern Navigation, Montreal, QUE.
Ownership Notes:
Canada steamship lines.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
362'
Beam:
52'
Depth:
24.8'
Tonnage (gross):
6905
Tonnage (net):
3935
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Pier #9, Toronto harbor, Toronto, ONT.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
17 Sep 1949
How:
Burned.
Final Cargo:
Passengers.
Notes:
Caught fire at dock in the night; rapidly burned; 119 dead. Hull raised; sold to Steel Company of Canada. 1949, Oct 29 Scrapped, Hamilton, ONT.
History
Chronology:

1913 - 14, Winter Interior fittings installed at Sarnia, ONT.

1914 Blisters added to lower hull to improve stability by Detroit Dry Dock, Detroit, MI.

1915, Jul 31 Aground Belle River, Detroit River.

1949, Sep 17 Burned, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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