1912 Keybell 1961
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Collingwood Ont. by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Hull 37
Launched Sept 14, 1912
261’ LOA, 244’ LBP, 42’6” beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 800 IHP
Enrolled at Montreal QC
258.0 x 42.6 x 17.2, 1730 GT, 1254 NT Can 131111 to:
Keystone Transportation Co. of Canada, Montreal QC, a subsidiary of Montreal Light, Heat & Power Co. (home port Montreal QC)
Entered service Oct 1912
Fleet renamed Keystone Transports Ltd. 1921
Laid up at Kingston ON at end of 1956 season and did not operate again.
Fleet sold 1957 to La Verendrye Line Ltd., Montreal QC
Sold for scrap 1961 to Crawford Metal Co. and scrapped at Kingston ON
See history in Detroit Marine Historian May 1964 (#149)
Also in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 241
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