Turret Chief

(1896) 1902                                  Turret Chief                                  1930

Steel ocean turret style bulk freighter

Built at Sunderland England by Wm. Doxford & Sons, Hull 248
Launched 1895

253’ LBP, 44’ beam, 19’4” depth
Coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1100 IHP

Built for ocean service.  Spent 1900 and 1901 carrying coal from Sydney, NS to Montreal QC

Enrolled at

Enrolled Canadian 1912 at 253.0 x 44.0 x 19.7, 1881 GT, 1197 NT     Can 106605

Foundered Sept 26, 1930

See history in Scanner Oct 1983 (#122)

 

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