1954 T. R. McLagan 2003
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Midland ON by Midland Shipbuilding Co., Hull 37
Launched Nov 7, 1953
Longest vessel on the Great Lakes (until Edmund Fitzgerald of 1858 – superseded Joseph H. Thompson of 1952)
Last vessel built at this shipyard
714’6” LOA, 694’3” LBP, 70’ beam, 37’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired boilers, steam turbine engine, 8500 SHP
Enrolled at
696.9 x 70.2 x 33.3, 15500 GT, 11271 NT Can 195685 to:
Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)
Entered service April 23, 1954 clearing Midland ON for Superior WI
Chartered 1988 for three years to P & H Shipping, Toronto ON
Sold to P & H 1990, after second year of charter, and renamed Oakglen (2)
Fleet sold 1990 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Did not operate 1985-1987 seasons
Sold 2003 to Indian shipbreakers. Cleared Quebec QC Oct 17, 2003 with str. Seaway Queen towed by tug Seaways 5. Tow arrived Alang India, via Cape of Good Hope, on Feb 11, 2004
IMO 5347996
See history in Detroit Marine Historian Sept and Oct 2004 (#23)
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Question: What was the capacity of this vessel? The info doesnt seem to be in the description.
Thank you for your attention and return!
Sophie