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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Livingston

Ship owner: Bowater Pulp & Paper Mills, Ltd.; Colonial Steamship Co.; Mathews Steamship Co., Ltd.

Ship builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle, England

Engine builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle, England

Year ship built: 1928

Year engine built: 1928

Final disposition: Lost by enemy action, September 3, 1944, 80 miles East of Cape Breton; 14 lives.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Mathews Steamship Co., Ltd.

2) Colonial Steamships Ltd. (1933)

3) Bowater Pulp & Paper Mills, Ltd. (1941)

Registry number: C. 149470

Hull number: 1042

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter (Canaller)

Height: 21.6

Width: 43.6

Length: 253

Stroke length: 36

Gross tonnage: 2140

Net tonnage: 1303

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 17

Piston 2: 28

Piston 3: 46

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