Ship owner: Montreal Trans. Co.
Ship builder: Sir Raylton Dixon and Co., Middlesborough, Durham, England
Engine builder: North Eastern Marine Engine Co., Sunderland, Durham; Wallsend Slipway & Engineeering Co., Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland
Year ship built: 1893
Year engine built: 1893
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.
Usually towed the schooner Minnedosa. Bannockburn was the sister ship to the Rosemount.
Remarks:
.Owner:
Montreal Trans. Co., Montreal, Quebec
Registry number: BR. 102093
Hull number: None
Vessel type: Freighter
Height: 18 ft.
Width: 40 ft.
Length: 244 ft.
Stroke length: 39 in.
Gross tonnage: 1736
Net tonnage: 1035
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 21 in.
Piston 2: 34 in.
Piston 3: 56 in.