North West (1894) |
Later names: |
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Maplecourt (1919) |
Builder: |
Globe Iron Works Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1894 |
Launched: |
January 6, 1894 |
Type: |
Passenger (later cargo) |
Completed: |
May 1894 |
Dimensions: |
Length 358' 5" Beam 44' Draft 23' 2" (as built) |
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GRT: |
4,244 |
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Fate: |
Torpedoed and sunk Feb. 6, 1941 by U-107 (Kapitänleutnant Günther Hessler) Location: North Atlantic, about 100 miles west of Rockall. 57.33N-17.24W 38 men lost, no survivors. (Roll of Honour) |
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Owners |
Northern Steamship Company Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. |
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1915: |
Susquehanna Finance Corp. Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. (Bought after ship was destroyed by fire on Mar. 6, 1911, laid up until 1918.) |
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1918: |
J. F. Darcy Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Ship cut into two pieces for towing to Montreal. Bow section sank in tow on Nov. 29, 1918.) |
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1918: |
Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. Lauzon, Quebec, Canada (Stern section converted into a cargo ship, renamed Maplecourt.) |
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1922: |
Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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1927: |
Sincennes McNaughton Tugs Ltd. (Sin-Mac Ltd.) Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Bought after ship was wrecked at Magnetic Reef.) |
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1937: |
United Towing and Salvage Company Ltd. Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 17, 2018 |