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Page 70 When the war was over in the summer of 1945 there was no further use required by the navy. Later that year AVALON II was towed to Sorel, Quebec where her former name GEORGIAN was reinstated, the idle ship now awaiting an uncertain future. Post war resulted in a mass of surplus items at rock bottom prices. On July 19,1946 (after languishing nearly a year) ^ GEORGIAN was sold to the Wah Shang Steamship Co. Ltd., being re-registered in Shanghai, China. She was refitted, steam was again brought up and she sailed the seas to China under her own power. Cast in a most unfamiliar role, unfortunately HA SIN (her new name) was caught up in the Chinese revolution and suffered bomb damage while moored at Shanghai. At this point her career becomes cloudy. Some sources report she was dismantled there. However further research reveals she turned up later at West African ports where she was reportedly involved in transporting grapes and also used as a processing ship as late as the 1960's. Lloyds dropped the vessel from their listings in 1955. Details of her overseas days are yet to be fully dialogued. From glorious days on the Great Lakes to carting of grapes from West Africa offer a very wide contrast for this most interesting ship. Thanks GEORGIAN at Georgian Bay Port - 1938 to Maurice Hampson for prompting this story and two veterans Jim McAlister and Cdr. Fraser McKee for their important GEORGIAN at Windsor, Ontario, Canada - 1938 other second war Royal Canadian Navy research input. Also historian David Massie provided invaluable assistance. Ship data: ROCHESTER - U.S. 207073 steel overnight passenger vessel built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co Wyandotte, Mich, 1909-1910 Hull no. 180 246 x 42 x 15 GT 1603 owned by Richilieu & Ontario Navigation Co launched 1910 1913 transferred to Canada Steamship, U.S. subsidiary American Interlake Line 1915-16 chartered to Photos from Mann Historical Files Photo Courtesy of Maurice Hampson Photo Courtesy of Maurice HamPson