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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
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Original name: Bannockburn. Ship owner: Montreal Transportation Co., 1893, Canada, Quebec, Montreal Ship builder: Sir Raylton Dixon and Co., 1893, United Kingdom, England, Durham, Middlesborough Engine builder: North Eastern Marine Engine Co., 1893, United Kingdom, England, Durham, Sunderland; Wallsend Slipway & Engineeering Co., 1893, United Kingdom, England, Northumberland, Wallsend-on-Tyne Year ship built: 1893 Year engine built: 1893 Creator: Montreal Transportation Co. Final disposition: Sailed from Port Arthur, Ontario, Lake Superior on November 21, 1902 and disappeared. No bodies and only a small amount of wreckage was recovered. Lakes folklore enshrined the vessel as the Flying Dutchman of the Lakes. Notes: Bannockburn - town in Stirling County, Scotland, scene of battle between Robert the Bruce and British crown in 1314 - ended in Scottish victory and independence. Remarks: Usually towed the schooner Minnedosa. Bannockburn was the sister ship to the "Rosemount". Registry number: BR. 102093 Hull number: None Vessel type: Freighter Contributor(s): North Eastern Marine Engine Co.; Sir Raylton Dixon and Co.; Wallsend Slipway & Engineeering Co. Height: 18 ft. Width: 40 ft. Length: 244 ft. Stroke length: 39 in. Gross tonnage: 1736 t. Net tonnage: 1035 t. Materials: Steel Engine type: Triple expansion Piston 1: 21 in. Piston 2: 34 in. Piston 3: 56 in. |
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