S.S. Lake Michigan, Canadian Pacific Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1901 at Wallsend-on-Tyne by C. S. Swan & Hunter 9,240 gross 469.5ft x 56.2ft Canadian Pacific Line

Lake Michigan - Canadian Pacific Line steamship built 1901
Lake Michigan - Canadian Pacific Line steamship built 1901
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Chronological History

Year Event
1901 Sept. 28, launched for Elder Dempster
1902 March, became Boer War transport
1903 May, taken over by Canadian Pacific Line
1903 May 26, first voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1904 Feb. 21, collided with the S/S Matterhorn and sank, later refloated and towed to Gravesend
1916 Nov. 25, damaged by mine
1918 Apr. 16, torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-100 off Eagle Island

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