1928 Westcliffe Hall 1 1963
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at South Bank-on-Tees England by Smith’s Dock Co., Hull 840
Launched April 23, 1928
259’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’6” beam, 20’6” depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 800 IHP
Enrolled at
253.0 x 44.1 x 18.5, 1900 GT, 1204 NT Br 160708 to:
Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal QC (home port Middlesborough England)
Entered service 1928
Enrollemt transferred to Canada 1931 Can 160708 (home port to Montreal QC)
Chartered 1941 to the Minister of War Transport for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes
Returned 1948 to previous owner and returned to the Great Lakes
Sold 1955 to Colonial Steamships Ltd., Port Colborne ON (home port to Port Colborne ON) and renamed Wheaton.
Laid up at Cardinal ON at the end of the 1961 season and did not operate again
Sold for scrap 1963 to Percy E. LaRose. Scrapping started at Cardinal and finshed 1966 at Hamilton ON
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Hello, I saw a picture of that ship on Pinterest. For me as a modeller of ships very interessting.
Is it posssible to get plans of that ship? A general arrangement plan would be enough.
Larger plans are welcome. Please drop me a note.
Thanks and regards
Wolfgang Stuermer