Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Franklin (1919)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Franklin
Also known as:
St. Finbar
Year of Build:
1919
Official Number:
144285
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Paisley
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
613
Final Disposition
How:
Broken Up
History
Chronology:

Previous Registration: British (1923) as St. Finbar

136x29x14 Owned by Dominion Government. Built by Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley Scotland 1919. Engine 18-28½-48x28 (maker unknown). Bought for Arctic exploration work but found unsuitable; used as lighthouse tender etc.

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Franklin (1919)