NORTHTON (1924, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

NOVADOC

Year of Build:

1924

Official Number:

148077

Built at:

Newcastle-On-Tyne, United Kingdom

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

1184

Builder Name:

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd

Original Owner:

Mathews Steamship Co. Ltd

Propulsion:

Screw

Length:

248'

Beam:

43'

Depth:

25'

Tonnage (gross):

2227

Tonnage (net):

1354

Final Location:

Off New England Coast, Atlantic Ocean

Date:

2 Mar 1947

How:

Foundered

1924 Owned Mathews Steamship Co

1933 Owned Sarnia Steamship Ltd (Misener)

1942 Owned Newfoundland Government

1946 Owned Paterson Steamship Ltd; renamed NOVADOC

1947 Foundered in Atlantic Ocean on March 2