Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 12, n. 10 (October 1963), p. 224

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October 224 Telescope ARABIAN (Can 100394), 1892 Hamilton, Ont., by Hamilton Bridge & Iron Works. 176 x 31 x 13. Scrapped in the late Twenties. BEAVERTON (Br 125440), 1908 Hebburn on Tyne by R. Stephenson & Co. 249 x 42 x 23. Built for the Mathews Fleet, passing into the Merchants Mutual fleet around 1910. Scrapped 1958 at Toronto. CADILLAC (Can 138230, ex US 126876), 1892 South Chicago, III., by Chicago S. B. Co. for Cleveland-Cliffs. 230 x 37 x 15. Later MAPLEHURST. Foundered near West Portage Entry, Lake Superior, 11-30-'22. CALGARIAN (Can 131056), 1912 Port Arthur, Ont., by Western D. D. & S. B. Co. 244 x 42 x 26. Sold foreign after World War I. Later MARNE, ITAIPU and ARARUNA. Listed as a tanker in the Thirties. Out of Lloyds' and American Bureau Records as of 1939. CANADIAN (Br 125427), 1907 Newcastle, England, by W0 Dobson & Co. 248 x 43 x 26. Scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1959. CORUNNA (Br 99224), 1891 Leith, Scotland, by Ramage and Ferguson, Ltd., for Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Co. 230 x 34 x 19 o Acquired by Canadian Lake & Ocean Line in 1907. Scrapped at Sydney, Nova Scotia, in 1938. EDMONTON (Br 122856), 1906 Hebburn on Tyne by R. Stephenson & Co. for Mathews S. SQ Co. 249 x 42 x 20. Acquired by Merchants Mutual Line c. 1910. Scrapped in 1960. FORDONIAN (Br 133077), 1912 Glasgow by Clyde S. B. & Engineering Co. 251 x 43 x 23. Later FORDONIAN (US 214958), YUKONDOC (Can 133077) and GEORGIAN (Can.) and BADGER STATE (US). Foundered off the mouth of the Grijalva River, Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico, 1-14-1946. One of the earlier diesel jobs on the Lakes, she was powered by an Italian "Ansaldo" engine when built. D. A. GORDON (Br 129479), 1910 Port Glasgow by Clyde S. B. & Engineering Co. 249 x 43 x 23. Lost by enemy action off the coast of Spain, 11-11-1917. HADDINGTON (Can 116764) , 1904 Toronto by Bertram Engine Works for Mathews S. S. Co. 256 x 42 x 16. Later MAPLEHILL, OAKBRANCH (& converted to tanker), EMPIRE LIZARD and BASINGBROOK. Sold to British owners during World War II„ Scrapped in England, 1948. HAMILTONIAN (Can 131052), 1913 Port Arthur, Ont., by Western D„ D. & S. B. Co. 257 x 42 x 23. Sold foreign after World.War I and later named PIAVE (and converted into a tanker). KENORA (Br 124235), 1907 Dumbarton, Scotland, by A. McMillan & Sons. 250 x 42 x 20o Scrapped 1960 at Hamilton, Ont. A. E. McKINSTRY (Br 129491), 1910 Port Glasgow by Clyde S. B. & Engineering Co. 250 x 42 x 20. Later KINDERSLEY. Sold to British during World War II. MAPLETON (Br 123961), 1909 Sunderland, England, by Sunderland S. B. Co. 250 x 42 x 18. Built for Mathews S. S. Co. and passed into Merchants Mutual Line c. 1910. Returned to United Kingdom during World War II and renamed EASTERN MED after the war. Destroyed by fire at Port Suez, 11-22-1950. MARS (Can 131057, ex US 93123), 1901 Wyandotte, Michigan, by Detroit S. B. Co. for Gilchrist Transportation Co. Sold Canadian, 1913, and renamed MARTIAN (i) in 1914. Scrapped at Hamilton, Ont„, in 1938. Upper lakes bulk freighter, 346 x 48 x 28. MORENA (Br) , 1891 Leith, Scotland, by Ramage & Ferguson for Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Co. 230 x 34 x 19. Sold in 1907

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