CASCO (1927, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CASCO
Also known as:
THORDOC; CHEMBARGE NO. 2
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
160046
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hull, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
670
Builder Name:
Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Original Owner:
Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 17'-28"-46"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builders, 1927
Hull Dimensions
Length:
253'
Beam:
43.2'
Depth:
20.1'
Tonnage (gross):
1831
Tonnage (net):
1153
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Point Edward, Ontario
Date:
1965
How:
Used as dock
Notes:
Sunk in the North Slip, Port Edward, ONT as a dock
History
Chronology:

1927 Owned Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co (Canada Starch Co)

1955 Owned N.M. Paterson Ltd; renamed THORDOC

1962 Owned Tank Truck Transport Ltd; reduced to a barge at Humberstone, Ontario; renamed CHEMBARGE NO. 2

1965 Sunk to be used as dock at Port Edward, ONT

Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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