Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Boston (Freighter), 1913

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      J. M. DAVIS Steel package freighter built in 1913 at Ecorse, Michigan by the Great Lakes
Engineering Works (Hull #106) as a) BOSTON. (US 210990). 350 x 48.1 x 30.9; 4,357 gross tons. Renamed b) J. M. DAVIS in 1925.
      Converted to ocean service in 1943. Sold to Argentina in 1950 and renamed c) CANOPUS. Broken up at LaPlata, Argentina, winter 1976-77.
      Detroit Marine Historian
      Calander 1979

Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
brief history
Date of Original
1913
Subject(s)
Freighters
Boston (Freighter)
Local identifier
McN.E.6769
Language of Item
English
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Boston (Freighter), 1913