SASKATOON (1910, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SASKATOON
Also known as:
ROSEMOUNT; WILLOWBRANCH; EMPIRE TADPOLE; BASING CREEK; COASTAL CREEK; CREEK TRANSPORT; ILE DE MONTREAL
Year of Build:
1910
Official Number:
123965
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sunderland, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Additional vessel types:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
256
Builder Name:
Sunderland Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Merchants Mutual Line
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 17"-28"-46"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 12' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
Engine and boilers built by N.E. Marine Engine Co, 1910
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250.2'
Beam:
42.8'
Depth:
18.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1798
Tonnage (net):
1148
Final Disposition
Date:
1986
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1910 Owned Merchants Mutual Line (Norcross)

1917 Owned Interlake Navigation Co

1927 Owned Canada Steamship Lines; renamed ROSEMOUNT

1937 Owned Marine Industries Ltd

1940 Converted to tanker by Marine Industries Ltd, Sorel, QUE; renamed WILLOWBRANCH

1945 Owned British Ministry of War Transport; renamed EMPIRE TADPOLE

1947 Owned Basinghall Shipping Ltd; renamed BASING CREEK

1950 Owned St. Lawrence Drydock Ltd

1950 Owned Coastal Carriers Ltd; renamed COASTAL CREEK

1961 Installation of 6 cylinder oil engine, 16" x 20", 1050 hp, built by Fairbanks, Morse & Co, 1940

1968 Owned Hall Corporation of Canada; renamed CREEK TRANSPORT

1970 Owned Consortium Ile D'Orleans

1972 Renamed ILE DE MONTREAL

1986 Scrapped

Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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