Story
This freighter was built in 1921 by J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
In 1929 she was registered at Vancouver BC Canada. Boilers by Vulcan Iron Works Vancouver BC Canada. This vessel was sunk by enemy action at Bridgetown Barbados and later salvaged.
In 1944 this vessel was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1230 in the Bay of Fundy with the loss of 42 lives.
Owners & Masters
In 1921-1922 she was owned by H.M. the King for the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1922-1929 she was owned by Canadian Transporter Ltd., (Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, managers).
In 1931-1945 she was owned by Canadian Transporter Ltd. (Canadian National Steamships, mgrs.), Toronto ON Canada.
Masters
Captain R.P. Roberts (1927)
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- McKee, F. & Robert Darlington (1998)
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 07/06/2025)
