VICTORY (1895, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

VICTORIOUS

Year of Build:

1895

Official Number:

161758

Built at:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

14

Builder Name:

Chicago Shipbuilding Co

Original Owner:

Interlake Steamship Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 22"-38"-63"; 40" stroke

Propulsion Notes:

1500 hp engine built by Cleveland Shipbuilding Co, 1895

Length:

380'

Beam:

48'

Depth:

28'

Tonnage (gross):

3774

Tonnage (net):

3339

Final Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Date:

1969

How:

Used as landfill off Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition Grounds

1895 Owned Interlake Steamship Co (Pickands, Mather & Co)

1905 Lengthened 79' by Superior Shipbuilding Co, WI

1912 Installation of 2 Scotch boilers, 13'5" x 11'6", built by Manitowoc Boiler Works

1926 Reconstructed by Interlake Steamship Co, Fairport, OH

1940 Owned Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd; renamed VICTORIOUS

1969 Used as landfill