Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
NORTHUMBERLAND |
| Registry
|
CANADA |
| Official Number
|
96937 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
220.00 |
| Width
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33.00 |
| Depth
|
20.33 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
1255.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00955 |
Vessel History |
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| History
|
Built to run between Picton and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Sold to Canadian Government in 1916 for service between Toronto and Port Dalhousie, Ontario. Chartered on June 13, 1920 to Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway Co.; chartered to Canadian National Railways in 1944. |
| Disposition
|
Caught fire at dock while fitting out, June 2, 1949, at Port Dalhousie, Ontario, and became total loss. Towed to Port Weller by tug JALOBERT on December 1, 1949, and scrapped there in 1950. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. |
| Place Built
|
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Great Britain |
| Date Built
|
1891-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
