SS War Toronto
 Launching in 1918.[1]
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS War Toronto |
| Owner | Imperial Munitions Board |
| Builder | Polson Iron Works Co. (Toronto Shipbuilding), Toronto |
| Yard number | 2 |
| Launched | 26 October 1918 |
| Out of service | 19 November 1919 |
| Identification | IMO 143388 |
| Fate | destroyed in a fire |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,200 |
| Displacement | 2,328 Gross Register Tons |
| Length | 261 feet (80 m) |
| Beam | 43.5 feet (13.3 m) |
| Draught | 19.6 feet (6.0 m) |
| Installed power | 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) steam engine (manufactured at Canadian Bridge Company Limited, Walkerville, Ontario)[2] |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw |
| Speed | 11 knots |
The SS War Toronto was a small freighter built in Toronto, in 1918, at the Polson Ironworks.[3] She was built for wartime service, during World War One. After the war she was employed carrying coal, in civilian service. She ran aground off Sweden in September 1919. Although she was refloated, she was subsequently destroyed in a fire, in November 1919.
The Montreal Gazette profiled the War Toronto on its first visit to Montreal, on April 30, 1919.[4] They described her as the last of 46 vessels built for the Imperial Munitions Board. She was carrying lumber to Cardiff, Wales.
References
- ^ "War Toronto: Registry and Rig Information".
- ^ a subsidiary of Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
- ^ "SS War Toronto (+1919)". wrecksite.eu. 2013-05-07.
On September 19th, 1919, the wooden cargo ship WAR TORONTO, on voyage from Tyne to Sweden with a cargo of coal, was wrecked off Agger, west coast of Jutland. She was refloated, but then destroyed in a fire on November 19th, 1919.
- ^ "S.S. War Toronto arrived in Port: Last of 46 vessels constructed for the Imperial Munitions Board was inspected". Montreal Gazette. 1919-04-30. Retrieved 2015-12-15.