Westmount 2

1917                                  Westmount     2                                  1967

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Hull 48
Launched May 4, 1917

550’ LOA, 536’ LBP, 58’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2400 IHP

Enrolled at Montreal QC
536.0 x 58.3 x 26.7, 7392 GT, 5635 NT     Can 138232     to:
Montreal Transportation Co., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)

Entered service 1917

Fleet merged 1920 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Sold for scrap 1967 to United Metals Ltd.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Arrived with str. Coalfax, towed by Polish tug Koral, at Santander Spain Aug30, 1967

 

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