1925 John S. Pillsbury 1964
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Hull England by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd., Hull 668
Launched Feb 26, 1926
261’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’1” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 950 IHP
Enrolled at Hull England
253.0 x 43.2 x 17.8, 1754 GT, 1126 NT Br 149071 to:
Eastern Steamship Co., St. Catharines ON, Boland & Cornelius, Mgr. (home port Hull England)
Entered service 1926
Enrollment transferred to Canada 1931 Can 149071 (home port to St. Catharines ON)
Sold April 1936 to Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Toronto ON
Transferred 1952 to Norris Grain Co. (home port to Toronto ON)
Sold for scrap 1964 to A. Newman & Co. and scrapped at Port Dalhousie ON
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