Other name(s): Ara; Holmewood; Mathiasen Trader; Norman M. Paterson; Novadoc
Ship owner: Canadian Government; Casper, Edgar & Co.; Continental-Indies Steamship Co.; Holmwood Steamship Co.; Margaree Steamship Co.; Mathiasen Shipping Co.; Paterson Steamships, Ltd.
Ship builder: Dominion Ship Building Co., Toronto, Ontario
Engine builder: J. Inglis Co., Toronto, Ontario
Year ship built: 1921
Year engine built: 1921
Final disposition: Struck mine and sunk off Borkum, April 8, 1942. Bound Gotenborg to Rotterdam.
Notes:
Tonnage change, c. 1936 (2208 gross - 1250 net)
b) Norman M. Paterson (1925)
c) Novadoc (1927)
d) Holmewood (1927)
e) Mathiasen Trader (1934)
f) Holmewood (1934)
g) Ara 1936
Remarks:
Owners:
1) Canadian Gov't., Toronto, Ontario (1921-25)
2) Paterson Steamships, Ltd., Ft. William, Ontario (1925-27)
3) Casper, Edgar & Co. (Holmewood S.S. Co.), England (1927-32)
4) Continental Indies Steamship Co., England (1932-34)
5) Mathiasen, New York, N.Y. (1934)
6) Margaree Steamships, Ltd., England (1934)
7) A/B/ Arafart (A.R. Appelqvist, Mgr.), Stockholm, Sweden (1936)
Registry number: C. 150355
Hull number: 10
Vessel type: Laker
Height: 22.5 ft.
Width: 43.7 ft.
Length: 251 ft.
Stroke length: 40 in.
Gross tonnage: 2374
Net tonnage: 1398
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 20 in.
Piston 2: 33 in.
Piston 3: 54 in.