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Ship owner: Eastern Steamship Co., Ltd.; Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co.

Ship builder: J. S. White & Co., Cowes, England

Engine builder: J. S. White & Co., Cowes, England

Year ship built: 1923

Year engine built: 1923

Final disposition: Stranded in Ashburton Bay, Lake Superior on November 28, 1942 downbound with wheat from Fort Williams, no loss of life..

Remarks:

Owners:

(1) Eastern Steamship Corp. Ltd., Port Colborne, Ontario

(2) Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario (1937)

Registry number: C 146247

Hull number: 1599

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter (Canaller)

Height: 17.8

Width: 43.2

Length: 252.2

Stroke length: 30

Gross tonnage: 1729

Net tonnage: 1112

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 16

Piston 2: 27

Piston 3: 44

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