1923 William H. Daniels 1967
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Middlesbrough England by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Hull
Launched
261’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’3” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, arch construction, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1000 IHP
Enrolled at Haverton-Hill-on-Tees England
252.5 x 43.3 x 17.8, 1764 GT, 1302 NT Br 147764 to:
Eastern Steamship Co., St. Catharines ON, Boland & Cornelius, Mgr. (home port Haverton-Hill-on-Tees England)
Entered service 1923
Enrollment transferred to Canada 1931 Can 147764 (home port to Port Colborne ON)
Sold Dec 29, 1936 to Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Toronto ON
Requisitioned 1940 for off-Lakes service during World War I and left the Great Lakes
Returned 1950 to former owner and returned to the Great Lakes
Remeasured to 250.0 x 43.4 x 17.9, 1772 GT, 1195 NT
Home port to Toronto ON 1953
Fleet renamed Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. 1959
Laid up at Toronto ON 1960 and did not operate again for this fleet
Sold 1963 to Robert B. Bennett, Port Arthur ON
Converted 1965 to crane vessel but was rarely used
Sold 1966 to Mid-Canada Transports Ltd., Port Arthur ON and renamed Scott Mark.
Sold for scrap 1967 and scrapped at Fort William ON
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Where is the boat now? I worked on the William H Daniels as deck hand in the mid sixties and I am curious as to what happened to her. Any chance for photo op?
Andy
Hi Andy
I was an Oiler in the Daniel’s in 1953. She was scrapped at the Lakehead in 1967.
Art Alderson