Saskatoon 2

1927                                  Saskatoon     2                                  1961 (1973)

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size package freighter

Built at Midland ON by Midland Shipbuilding Co., Hull 20
Launched June 15, 1927
Built for fast package freight service between Fort William ON and Montreal QC

261’ LOA, 250’ LBP, 42’9” beam, 26’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP

Enrolled at Montreal QC
250.3 x 42.9 x 24.3, 2412 GT, 1456 NT     Can 153436     to:
Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)

Entered service 1927

Sold for scrap 1961 to Romeo Machine Shop Ltd.  Laid up at Windsor ON.

Sold 1967 to Bultema Dock & Dredge Co., Muskegon MI for use as a temporary breakwater at Two Creeks WI.

Scrapped 1973 at Kewaunee WI

 

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