SASKATOON (1927, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SASKATOON
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
153436
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Midland, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
20
Builder Name:
Midland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Original Owner:
Canada Steamship Lines
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 18"-30"-50"; 36" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 6" x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
900 hp; engine and boilers built by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, 1927
Hull Dimensions
Length:
261'
Beam:
42' 9"
Depth:
26' 6"
Tonnage (gross):
2412
Tonnage (net):
1452
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Date:
1974
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1927 Owned Canada Steamship Lines

1960 Sold to Romeo Machine Shops, Windsor, ONT; partially scrapped at Ojibway, ONT

1966 Sold to Bultema Dock & Dredge Co for use as breakwater

1974 Scrapped in Kewaunee, WI

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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