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THE EASTERN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD ‘a By Fr. Pete Van der Linden 8. JOHN A. HOLLOWAY (C 148434) steel canaller built in 1925 at Hull, England by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Company (Hull #648): 253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1745 gross tons. Torpedoed by U-164 in the Carribbean on September 6, 1942. 14.10 N/71.30 W. 9. CHARLES R. HUNTLEY (C 148898) steel eanaller built in 1926 at Old Kilpatrick, Scotland by Napier & Miller (Hull #255): 253.1 x 43.2 x 17.9; 1760 gross tons. Converted to a M/V sand dredge in 1960. Still in service. 10. JUDGE KENEFICK (C 148430) steel canaller built in 1925 at Hull, England by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Company (Hull #647): 253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1745 gross tons. Renamed b) H. J. MCMANUS in 1961, c) CHEMBARGE No. 4 in 1962. Rebuilt as an acid carrying barge in 1962. Sunk on purpose in Lake Huron on July 11, 1964 when the acid began eating away her hull. 11, NORMAN B. MACPHERSON (C 148846) steel canaller built in 1925 at Old Kilpatrick, Scotland by Napier & Miller (Hull #247): 253.1 x 43.2 x 17.9; 1743 gross tons. Renamed b) LOADMASTER in 1959, and converted to a hopper dredge. Renamed c) ISLE D'ORLEANS in 1971. Delivered to shipbreakers and demolished at Sorel, Quebec in April, 1980. Register closed March 6, 1984. JOHN A. HOLLOWAY - Burlington Canal 1931 12. WATKINS F. NISBET (C 147230) steel canaller built in 1923 at Birkenhead, England by Cammel Laird (Hull #902): 253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1747 gross tons. Damaged while on convoy in the North Sea and run ashore at Llanddyn Beach, on the coast of Wales in December, 1940. Stern half later salvaged for the engine. Bow section still visible there in the 1960s. 13. JOHN S. PILLSBURY (C 149071) steel canaller built in 1926 at Hull, England by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Company (Hull #668): 253.1 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1754 gross tons. Scrapped at Port Dalhousie in 1964. 14. ROBERT W. POMEROY (C 147076) steel canaller built in 1923 at Hull, England by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Company (Hull #643): 253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1750 gross tons. Struck a mine and broke her back in heavy seas and sunk by gunfire on April 1, 1942. 53.10 N/O1.10 FE. 15. JOHN J. RAMMACHER (C 147080) steel canaller built in 1923 at Hull, England by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Company (Hull #644): 253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8; 1723 gross tons. Renamed b) WALLACEBURG in 1956. Scrapped at Hamilton in 1966. | i Ivan S. Brookes Photo <q