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MEDILL, JOSEPH
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: MEDILL, JOSEPH
- Nationality: CANADA
- Official Number: 158631
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 259.00
- Width: 43.83
- Depth: 14.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 2087.00
- Net Tonnage: 0.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number:
Vessel History
- Rebuilds:
- History: Completed sea trials August 1, 1935. Departed Grangemouth, August 3, 1935, and Tyne, August 10, 1935 with coal for Toronto. Reported 400 miles off coast of Newfoundland, but never reached Canada; sixteen lives lost. Believed to have foundered in hurricane about August 20, in approximate position 57.19N x 26.12W.
- Disposition:
Build Information
- Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd.
- Place Built: Wallsend-on-Tyne, Great Britain
- Year Built: 1935
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co., Ltd. |
1935 - 1935 |
CANADA |
158631 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| No name changes recorded. |
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