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1923                                  Keybar                                  1962

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at South Bank-on-Tees England by Smith’s Dock Co., Hull 778
Launched Nov 22, 1922

261’ LOA, 250’ LBP, 42’6” beam, 19’9” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 825 IHP

Enrolled at Middlesbrough England
250.3 x 42.6 x 16.9, 1723 GT, 1087 NT     Br 147763     to:
Keystone Transports Ltd., Montreal QC, a subsidiary of Montreal Light, Heat & Power Co. (home port Middlesbrough England)

Enrollment transferred to Canada 1932     Can 147763     (home port to Montreal QC)

Entered service 1923

Fleet sold 1955 to La Verendrye Lines Ltd., Montreal QC

Fleet sold 1962 to Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal QC
Vessel did not operate for this fleet

Sold for scrap 1962 to A. Newman & Co.  Scrapped at Port Dalhousie ON.

 

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