SOUTHTON (1929, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SOUTHTON
Also known as:
GREY BEAVER
Year of Build:
1929
Official Number:
160722
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Southbank-On-Tees, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
872
Builder Name:
Smith's Dock Co Ltd
Original Owner:
Mathews Steamship Co. Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 15"-25"-40"; 33" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch
Propulsion Notes:
750 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1929; boilers built by Blair & Co Ltd, 1929
Hull Dimensions
Length:
259'
Beam:
43' 9"
Depth:
20' 6"
Tonnage (gross):
1892
Tonnage (net):
1190
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Date:
1965
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1929 Owned Mathews Steamship Co Ltd

1932 Owned Smith Dock Co

1933 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd; renamed GREY BEAVER

1965 Scrapped

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
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