Pic R. (Barge), C158268, 1978

Description

Full Text: JAMES NASMYTH.* Built August 27, 1896 Barge -Steel
U. S. No. 77231 3422 gt - 3162 nt 365.5' x 45.8' x 23.2'
* Renamed (b) MERLE H. - Can -1936 (C 158268)
(c) PIC RIVER -Can - 1949
Converted to Motorship in 1952.
Frank Wheeler & Co., West Bay City Shipbuilding Master List
Institute for Great Lakes Research
Perrysburg, Ohio

Steel cargo vessel PIC R. ex PIC RIVER. Official Canada No. 158268. Built West Bay City, Mich. 1896. Of 3569 tons gross; 2480 tons reg. and a length of 373 feet. Owned by Strathhearnev Terminals (Hamilton) Ltd. of Hamilton, Ont.
Ships on Register in Canada, 1980

NOTE: Still listed in 1988
Media Type: Text; Newspaper
Item Type: Clippings
Notes: ex JAMES NASMYTH, MERLE H., PIC RIVER.,
Date of Original: 1978
Subject(s): Barges
Pic R. (Barge)
Local identifier: McN.R.1827
Language of Item: English
Donor: William R. McNeil
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