Story
This minesweeper, trawler (castle-class) was built in 1918 by Kingston Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
Historical Notes
In 1921 this vessel was employed to carry sugar cane from fields in the Dominican Republic to their mill in Central Guanica in the south of Puerto Rico (no longer in existence). On the return voyage this vessel carried Puerto Ricans migrating to Dominican Republic where the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company was building another sugar mill named Central Romana, which is still in operation.
Owners & Masters
In 1918 she was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy.
She was loaned to the USN from November 1918 to 1919.
In 1919 she was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy.
In 1921 she was owned by the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company, Puerto Rico.
Armament
1-12pdr
References
- Dittmar, .J. & J.J. Colledge (1972)
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 24/01/2024)
- Mario Martinez (Email to Garry Weir forwarded to Nauticapedia 22/07/1921)
- www.facebook.com ↗ (website viewed 2016)
