1929 Portwell 1960
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Wallsend-on-Tyne England by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Hull 1391
Launched April 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
253.0 x 43.4 x 17.8, 1928 GT, 1148 NT Br 161517 to:
Welland Steamships Ltd., Welland ON, Jenkins Steamship Co., Mgr. (home port Newcastle-on-Tyne England)
Entered service 1929
Enrollment transferred to Canada 1931 Can 161517 (home port to Montreal QC)
Sold 1932 to Huron Steamships Ltd., Port Colborne ON, Scott Misener, Mgr.
Fleet transferred 1939 to Sarnia Steamships Ltd.,
Renamed Lt. John Misener 1944
Fleet merged 1951 into Colonial Steamships Ltd., Port Colborne ON
Renamed H. L. Wyatt 1954 (home port to Port Colborne ON)
Fleet renamed Scott Misener Steamships Ltd. 1959
Sold for scrap 1960 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON
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