S.S. Lake Champlain (2), Beaver Line

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1900 at Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	7,392 gross	446ft x 52ft	Beaver Line

Picture of the Beaver Line steamship Lake Champlain

Picture of the Beaver Line steamship Lake Champlain from an old photograph
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Lake Champlain (2), Beaver Line steamship

Picture of the S/S Lake Champlain (2)
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1900	Mar. 31, launched for Elder Dempster - used for Beaver Line service
1900	May 15, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1900	Liverpool → Quebec May 25
1900	Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 3
1900	Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 3
1900	Liverpool → Quebec Sept. 5
1900	Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 9
1901	Became the first merchant ship with permanent wireless telegraphy installed
1901	Liverpool → Quebec May 30. Journey of 7 days.
1901	Liverpool → Quebec July 3
1901	Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 7
1902	Liverpool → Quebec June 19
1902	Liverpool → Montreal July 24
1903	Taken lower by the Canadian Pacific Line
1905	Liverpool Mar. 21 → Saint John, New Brunswick Apr. 3. Subm by Laury Walkey.
1913	Renamed Ruthenia
1914	Rebuilt to become a dummy battleship, renamed HMS King George
1915	Used as store ships
1949	Scrapped at Dalmuir

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Lake Champlain (2)

Lake Champlain (2)

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