Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Fort Churchill (1913)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Fort Churchill
Year of Build:
1913
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Churchill, Manitoba
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
83
Final Disposition
How:
Burnt
History
Chronology:

74x22x10. Owned by Hudson's Bay Co. for Arctic supply work. Torn from moorings in gale fall 1913, wreck discovered 18 months later at Belcher Islands, 600 miles away. Refloated but laid up until 1921, again 1927-1931 and again 1939 until burnt 1941.

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Fort Churchill (1913)