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Name: KINGDOC
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 02/04/1927
Completed: 04/1927
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1297
Dimensions: 1926grt, 1152nrt, 252.8 x 43.4 x 17.8ft
Engines: T3cyl (15, 25 & 40 x 33ins), 88nhp
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Reg Number: 149429
History:
04/1927 Paterson Steamships Ltd, Newcastle & Fort William, Ontario
1950 NM Paterson & Sons Ltd, Fort William, Ontario
1962 Broken up
Comments: 15/12/1961: Arrived at Hamilton, Ontario for breaking up
1962: Broken up by Steel Co of Canada Ltd


Above photo copyright of JH Bascom

Above 3 photos courtesy of Photoship