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Other name(s): Berryton; C.A. Bennett; Viscount Bennett

Ship owner: Franklin Steamship Co.

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Year ship built: 1908

Year engine built: 1908

Final disposition: Sold for scrap in 1969. Scrapped in Europe, at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain.

Notes:

Sold Canadian in 1922.

Remarks:

b) Berryton (C.141676) (1922)

c) Viscount Bennett (1943)

c) C.A. Bennett (1954)

Owners:

1) Franklin Steamship Co., Cleveland, Ohio

2) Mathews Steamship Co., Toronto

3) Colonial Steamships, LTD, Pt. Colborne, Ontario

4) Scott Misener Steamships, Ltd. (Last owner)

Registry number: US. 204981;C.141676

Hull number: 357

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 30 ft.

Width: 52 ft.

Length: 480 ft.

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 6221

Net tonnage: 5023

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 22 in.

Piston 2: 36 in.

Piston 3: 60 in.

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