Name: | SCOTIA II |
Type: | Train Ferry |
Launched: | 13/04/1915 |
Completed: | 08/1915 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 873 |
Dimensions: | 1854grt, 741nrt, 286.8 x 48.2 x 18.2ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (21, 34 & 54 x 30ins), 454nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws (fore and aft) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 158870 |
History: | |
08/1915 | Government of Canada - Dept of Railways and Canals, Ottawa |
1939 | Government of Canada - Min of Transport (Canadian National Railways) |
No further history known | |
Comments: | Capacity of 18 x 45ft long rail cars; six each on three tracks |
1971: Converted to a train ferry barge for service on Detroit River |
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