1906 Edmonton 1961
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size package freighter
Built at Hebburn-on-Tyne England by Robert Stephenson & Co., Hull 110
Launched
256’ LOA, 249’ LBP, 42’8” beam, 23’ depth
2 decks, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 950 IHP
Enrolled at Newcastle England
249.2 x 42.7 x 20.6, 1983 GT, 1341 NT Br 122856 to:
Mathews Steamship Co., Montreal QC (home port Newcastle England)
Entered service 1906
Sold 1910 to Merchants Mutual Line, Montreal QC
Fleet merged 1913 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Enrollment transferred to Canada 1919 Can 122856 (home port to Montreal QC)
Sold for scrap 1961 to Steel Factors Ltd. Scrapped at Lauzon QC.
See history in Scanner Midsummer 2000 (#257)
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My father Harold Ordway may have been a crew on Edmonton in Great Lakes in 1944-1945. Is there a way I can find if he is listed as a crew. He would have been a merchant marine assistant he was only 16-17. I believe he may have put birthdate July 21, 1930>though. Any help is appreciated.