1929 Farrandoc 1 1960
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Wallsend-on-Tyne England by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Hull 1356
Launched May 8, 1929
259’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’2” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 750 IHP
Enrolled at
252.9 x 43.4 x 17.8, 1925 GT, 1143 NT Br 161526 to:
Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON. (home port Newcastle-on-Tyne England)
Entered service 1929
Enrollment transferred to Canada 1930 Can 161526 (home port to Fort William ON.)
Requisitioned 1940 for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes
Sold 1947 to Colonial Steamships Ltd., Port Colborne ON. (home port to Toronto ON.), renamed Clayton and returned to the Great Lakes
Returned with ocean measurement of 1974 GT
Laid up at Ogdensburg NY at end of 1958 season and used for grain storage
Fleet renamed Scott Misener Steamships Ltd. 1959
Sold for scrap 1960 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON. and scrapped at Port Colborne.
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