War Toronto

The War Toronto was launched October 26, 1918.[1]

The SS War Toronto was a small freighter built in Toronto, Ontario, in 1918, at the Polson Ironworks.[2] 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 December 1919.

The Montreal Gazette profiled the War Toronto on its first visit to Montreal, on April 30, 1919.[3] They described her as the last of 46 vessels built for the Imperial Munitions Board. She was carrying lumber to Cardiff, Wales.

Specifications

War Toronto specifications[3]
length 261 feet (80 m)
width 43.5 feet (13.3 m)
draft 19.6 feet (6.0 m)
power 1,000 brake horsepower (750 kW) steam engine
tonnage 3,200 tonnes

References

  1. ↑ "War Toronto: Registry and Rig Information".
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 {{ z url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19190430&id=GGw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WIUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1875,5285653&hl=en > title = S.S. War Toronto arrived in Port: Last of 46 vessels constructed for the Imperial Munitions Board was inspected f publisher = Montreal Gazette a date = 1919-04-30 n accessdate = 2015-12-15 = quote = }}
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