Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Sand Merchant (1927)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sand Merchant
Year of Build:
1927
Official Number:
153443
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Collingwood, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
1981
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

252x44x18 Owned by Interlake Transportation Co. 1927, 1935. Built by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. and launched 17/08/27. Engine 15½-26-44x26 by Hewes & Phillips, Newark N.J. Sand-sucker. Sank when cargo shifted 17/10/36 off Cleveland, 19 killed.

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Sand Merchant (1927)