Winnipeg 1

1926                                  Winnipeg     1                                  1964

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size package freighter

Built at Lauzon QC by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co., Hull 493
Launched July 1926
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, 1100 IHP

Enrolled at Montreal QC
250.0 x 42.8 x 14.7, 2383 GT, 1448 NT     Can 192854     to:
Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)

Entered service 1926

Sold for scrap 1964 to Steel Company of Canada.  Scrapped at Hamilton ON

 

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