Name: | CALGARY |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 01/07/1912 |
Completed: | 07/1912 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 892 |
Dimensions: | 1714grt, 1338nrt, 248.0 x 42.5 x 19.1ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 4cyl (11.5 x 16.5ins), 53nhp; |
(1921: 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 3cyl (16.5 x 24ins), 286nhp) | |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd; |
(1921: McIntosh & Seymour Corporation, New York) | |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 8.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 133514 |
History: | |
04/09/1912 | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle |
1915 | James Playfair, Newcastle & Midland, Ontario |
1916 | Standard Oil Company, New York; renamed BACOI |
1921 | Gillespie SS Corporation, New York |
1925 | Bacoi SS Corporation, New York |
1930 | Lake Tankers Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
1937 | Bouchard Transportation Co Inc, New York |
1941 | Bacoi Shipping Corporation (RW Chamberlain), New York |
1948 | Broken up |
Comments: | This vessel was sub-contracted to W Harkness & Son Ltd, Middlesbrough |
1917: Converted to a tanker | |
1921: Re-engined | |
20/05/1945: Exploded, on fire and stranded off the Cape Cod Canal | |
On a voyage from New York to Boston with a cargo of oil | |
Subsequently refloated but deemed a total loss | |
1948: Broken up at Jersey City, NY by Schiavone-Nonomo Corp |
Above photo as CALGARY is copyright of the Edward J Dowling collection
Above photo as CALGARY is copyright of the Edward J Dowling collection