University of Detroit Mercy
Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
         
Athabaska. | Original Name: | Athabaska. | | Other Names: | Athabasca, 1903. | | Owner: | Canadian Pacific Railway, 1883-1947, Canada, Quebec, Montreal | | Builder: | Aitken and Mansell., 1883, United Kingdom, Scotland, Kelvinbaugh | | Re-Builder: | Collingwood Ship Building Co., 1910, Canada, Ontario, Collingwood | | Engine Builder: | D. Rowan and Co., 1883, United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow | | Engine Re-Builder | Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., 1913, Canada, Ontario, Port Arthur | | Year Built: | 1883 | | Year Engine Built: | 1883 | | Final Disposition: | Scrapped, Hamilton, Ontario, 1947. | | Notes: | Cut in two and bulkheaded for passage in St. Lawrence and Welland Canals. Rebuilt at Buffalo, 1884. Entered service, May 13,1884, sailing from Owen Sound. Lengthened in 1910, re-engined in 1913. | | Remarks: | Athabaska is a river in northern Alberta. Kelvinbaugh is a borough of Glasgow. | | Registry Number: | C. 85764 | | Hull Number: | 123 | | Vessel Type: | Passenger and freight | | Length: | 262 ft. | | Width: | 38.2 ft. | | Height: | 23.3 ft. | | Gross Tonnage: | 2269 t. | | Net Tonnage: | 1575 t. | | Materials: | Steel | | Engine Type: | Fore and aft | | Piston #1: | 35 in. | | Piston #2: | 70 in. | | Stroke Length: | 48 in. | | 











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