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during repairs. Montreal Transportation Co. bought all of Canadian Northwest Steamship Co.'s stock on 13 April 1917. In 1918, she was sold to Angel B. Lagueruela of Havana Cuba for $350,000 ($60,000 deposit). She was cut in two at Cleveland and towed down the Welland Canal. The buyer defaulted and forfeited his deposit. She was resold to the same buyer for $290,000 with a $50,000 deposit. The buyer then defaulted again. Collingwood Shipbuilding was asked for a quote to reassemble her and additionally, to cut her down to canal length. The cost was estimated at $125,000 and no action was taken. On 11 March 1919 she was reported to be at Kingston and would be towed to Montreal for reconstruction if not sold by 21 May. She suffered a boiler explosion at Kingston on 19 June 1919. Four men were killed. She was taken down the St. Lawrence canals in two pieces, reassembled at Montreal as an ocean-going steamer and sold to Canada Steamship Lines in 1920 for $200,000. They used her as a collier and ore carrier out of Sydney Nova Scotia. She burned at Halifax Nova Scotia while laid up on 8 July 1924 and was scrapped at Sydney by Dominion Iron & Steel in the last quarter of 1925. She was removed from the register on 20 October 1928. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1917-20; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 14 April 1917, 10 August, 10 September and 10 December 1918, 18 January, 11 March and 15 April 1919 and 22 June 1920; Montreal Transportation Co. Charter (1917) Schedule B; Montreal Transportation Co. Ships' Logs Atikokan 26 April 1917-3 September 1917, 25 April 1918-16 December 1918, Glide 2 May-15 Dec 1919; Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; American Bureau of Shipping Great Lakes Register 1919; American Shipmaster's Association Record of American and Foreign Shipping 1898; Bascom and Gillham Early Ships of Canada Steamship Lines; Bowling Green Great Lakes Vessels Online Index; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1914; Canada List of Shipping 1912, 1915, 1918 and 1924; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Devendorf Great Lakes Bulk Carriers 1869-1985; Gillham Ships in Trouble Great Lakes 1850-1930; Greenwood Namesakes 1910-1919; Lloyd's Register 1910, 1918 and 1920; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1923; Merchant Vessels of the United States 1896 and 1899; Milwaukee Public Library Great Lakes Marine Collection; Miramar Ship Index; New Mills List; Buffalo Evening News 14 October 1909; Canadian Railway & Marine World January 1919 and June 1920; Port Huron Daily Times 10 August 1899; Schell "Canada Steamship Lines" Belgian Shiplover 2/73. 7 BANNOCKBURN steel canaller (C 102093). 1893-1902. 1619.56 tons gross, 1,034.79 net, 245.0'. Launched on 20 April 1893 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesborough UK. Yard #386. Double bottom. Clinker hull. Elliptical stern. Triple expansion = 1,182 indicated horsepower, 170 rated horsepower. 1897 rated A1 and valued at $138,000. This vessel was a similar design to ROSEMOUNT. BANNOCKBURN was always registered at Liverpool England. She grounded on Snake Island 4 miles off Kingston on 27 April 1897 and was refloated after a floating elevator and barges were sent out from Kingston. She sank in the Welland Canal in 20