Construction of the lake freighter Sir Trevor Dawson
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Port of registry | United States,
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Builder | Superior Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 524 |
Launched | September 9, 1916 |
In service | 1916 |
Out of service | 1970 |
Identification | U.S. Registry #214499 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1970, in Cartagena, Spain |
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Class and type | Bulk Freighter |
Tonnage | 7514 gross 5803 net |
Length | 600 ft (180 m) |
Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
Height | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Installed power | 2 x Scotch marine boilers |
Propulsion | 2,000 horsepower triple expansion steam engine attached to a single fixed pitch propeller |
Speed | 11 knots |
Capacity | 12.000 tons |
Crew | 25 |
The Sir Trevor Dawson was an American-built Canadian bulk carrier that operated from 1916 to 1970 on the Great Lakes. She was launched on September 9, 1916 as hull #524. She was built by the Superior Shipbuilding Company of Superior, Wisconsin using the stern of the wrecked bulk freighter William C. Moreland. She was powered by a 2,000 hp triple expansion steam engine, supplied by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. The Dawson's first owner was the American Interlake Company. Her homeport was Duluth, Minnesota. She entered service in December 1916 carrying a load of grain to Duluth, Minnesota