Dimensions at launch - 26 August 1925
596’ LOA, 582’ LBP, 60’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 18’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2800 IHP
(Playfair purchased surplus materials and engines from Americans, which he used to build strs. Gleniffer and Gleneagles)
Enrolled at Midland, Ontario
582.0 x 60.2 x 28.2, 8233 GT, 4780 NT Can 152643
to: Great Lakes Transportation Co., Midland, Ontario, James Playfair, Mgr. (home port Midland ON)
Entered service 1925
Sold 10 March 1926 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal Quebec
Transferred 1964 to Ocean Lines Ltd., Montreal Quebec, Canada Steamship Lines, Mgr.
Transferred to British registry Br 152643 (home port to Hamilton Bermuda)
Transferred 1973 to Pipe Line Tankers Ltd., Canada Steamship Lines, Mgr.
Enrollment transferred back to Canada Can 152643 (home port to Toronto ON)
Sold 1978 to Dale Transports Ltd., Mississauga ON, Westdale Transports Ltd., Mgr. and renamed Silverdale.
Sold for scrap 1984 to M & M Metals, Hamilton ON. Scrapped at Windsor ON
Information courtesy Sterling Berry - www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com |