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Merchant Ships Built in Canada in World War One

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Most recent update: 28 July 2021.

Shipbuilder Location Hull# Original Name GT Built Disposition
Cargo Ships Built for Britain
British American SB Welland ON 1 War Weasel 2,139 May-18 Later Orne 1919, Huo Fong 1947, An Hsing 1948, deleted 1956
British American SB Welland ON 2 War Badger 2,243 Aug-19 Later Ribeauville 1919, Zalla 1930, scrapped 1936
British American SB Welland ON 3 War Racoon 1,986 Oct-19 Later Shouragallus 1919, Prairial 1924, Sara 1929, Kamsa 1931, Mount Delphi 1957, wrecked 1nm S Sail Rock, Mormugao 1958
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 7 War Yukon 2,324 Jan-18 Later Ryckett 1919, Ragnhild Bryde 1923, Mexico 1925, Porvenir 1926, Coronado 1927, foundered off Point Firmon 1933
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 8 War Haida 2,345 Apr-18 Later Rodosto 1919, wrecked Molara Is, Sardinia 1927
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 9 War Skeena 2,342 Jun-18 Later Nipponier 1919, foundered 1920
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 10 War Stikine 2,335 Jul-18 Later Scampolo 1919, scrapped 1925
Canadian Allis-Chalmers Bridgeburg ON 300 War Magic 2,324 Jan-20 Later Citta di Palermo 1920, Iside 1921, Siren 1929, Memphis 1935, missing 1941
Canadian Allis-Chalmers Bridgeburg ON 301 War Vixen 2,165 Sep-19 Later Helengallus 1920, Fructidor 1927, Ioannis Lyras 1928, Thetis 1931, Agamemnon 1932, wrecked 4nm S Cape Shableh 1933
Canadian Allis-Chalmers Bridgeburg ON 302 War Wallaby 2,280 Aug-20 Later North American 1920, Shuntai Maru 1924, torpedoed and sunk 1944
Canadian Allis-Chalmers Bridgeburg ON 303 War Wombat 2,272 Oct-20 Later South American 1920, Chokyu Maru 1925, Hokusen Maru 1935, Shoryu Maru 1955, scrapped 1960
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 19 War Earl 4,328 Aug-18 Later Rosyth Castle 1919, Umlazi 1921, Campden Hill 1936, Hokuju Maru 1937, scrapped 1966
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 20 War Duchess 4,333 Sep-18 Later Baldina 1919, Yung Hwa 1934, Tenshin Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1944
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 64 War Faith 4,342 Dec-18 Later Cape Premier 1919, Barunga 1921, Shing Ho 1935, Seizan Maru 1938, bombed and lost 1944
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 65 War Joy 4,331 Dec-18 Later Vittorio Veneto 1919, Rio Gualeguay 1941, Vittorio Veneto 1946, scrapped 1959
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 51 War Wizard 2,032 Jul-18 Later Citta di Lecce 1920, Bracciano 1926, Oddvar II 1930, Robell 1953, scrapped 1955
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 52 War Witch 2,030 Oct-18 Later Ignazio 1921, Dina 1927, Palmaiola 1929, torpedoed 1942
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 2 War Camp 5,818 Sep-18 Later Sierra Quemada 1919, Atlantis 1924, Flint 2 1929, Elgin County 1930, Flint 2 1930, Stella Azzurra 1951, scrapped 1958
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 3 War Charger 5,703 Nov-18 Later Navarchos Koundouriotis 1920, burnt 1921
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 4 War Chariot 5,747 Oct-19 Later Iocasti 1919, burnt 1921
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 5 War Chief 5,743 Feb-19 Later Alfonso Perez 1919, Cantabria 1937, sunk by gunfire off Cromer 1938
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 6 War Noble 5,446 Mar-19 Later Maryland 1920,Atlanticos 1935, mined Barrow Deep 1942
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 7 War Cavalry 5,757 May-19 Later 1919 Sylvia Victoria 1919, Atlanticos 1922, Mount Pentelikon 1932, Kinshu Maru 1933, torpedoed 1944
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 8 War Convoy 5,755 Apr-19 Later Willdomino 1919, Bencleuch 1922, burnt 1941
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 9 War Column 5,752 Jul-19 Later Attivita 1920, Valdarno 1931, Rio Neuquen 1941, Neuquen 1957, scrapped 1957
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 10 War Company 5,476 Aug-19 Later Ontario 1919, Marpessa 1934, scrapped 1954
Foundation Company Victoria BC 1 War Songhee 2,325 1917 Later Zenson 1920, scrapped 1924
Foundation Company Victoria BC 2 War Masset 2,273 1918 Later Gallacier 1919, foundered 1920
Foundation Company Victoria BC 3 War Babine 2,342 1918 Later Volupia 1919,  Tullia 1920, scrapped 19'23
Foundation Company Victoria BC 4 War Camchin 2,339 1918 Later President Mithouard 1919, scrapped 1924
Foundation Company Victoria BC 5 War Nanoose 2,227 1918 Later Roumanier 1919, burnt and scrapped 1923
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC 8 War Huron 2,284 Jul-18 Later Dina Accame 1920, burnt Genoa 1923
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC 9 War Erie 2,292 Jul-18 Later Sicilier 1919, Bacicin Serra 1920, foundered 25nm from Gozo LH 1925
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC 10 War Ottawa 2,306 Jul-18 Later Vibilia 1920, scrapped 1924
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC 11 War Niagara 2,319 Sep-18 Later Haussmann 1920, scrapped 1923
Grant & Horne Saint John NB 1 War Fundy 2,268 1918 Wrecked near Grundkallen 1920
Grant & Horne Saint John NB 2 War Moncton 2,320 1919 Later Vacuna 1920, scrapped 1924
Great Lakes Dredging Fort William ON 25 War Sioux 2,312 May-18 Later Antioco Accame 1919, scrapped 1923
Great Lakes Dredging Fort William ON 26 War Nipigon 2,290 Sep-18 Later Quentin-Bauchart 1920, scrapped 1923
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 1 War Puget 2,328 Feb-18 Later Paris 1919, Albert Hauet 1920, scrapped 1925
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 2 War Cariboo 2,330 Apr-18 Later Cabira 1920, scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 3 War Cayuse 2,346 Apr-18 Later Nemi 1919, scrapped 1925
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 4 War Atlin 2,338 May-18 Later Cernay 1920, scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 5 War Nicola 2,331 Jun-18 Later Ilaria 1920, scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC 6 War Suquash 2,334 Jul-18 Later Capo Sile 1920, scrapped 1923
Midland SB Midland ON 6 War Fiend 2,129 1919 Later Berenice 1919, Clovelly 1923, wrecked 1926
Midland SB Midland ON 7 War Leveret 2,057 1919 Later Saverne 119, Arariba 1933, scrapped 1965
Midland SB Midland ON 8 War Fury 2,038 1919 Later Sarrebourg 1920, wrecked near Portsall Rocks, Brest 1927
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC 1 War Comox 2,337 Apr-18 Later Giuditta 1920, scrapped 1925
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC 2 War Edensaw 2,336 Jun-18 Burnt 94nm E St Elmo Light 1919
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC 3 War Kitimat 2,336 Aug-18 Later Serbier 1919, foundered 1920
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC 4 War Ewen 2,344 Sep-18 Later Etienne Marcel 1920, scrapped 1924
Nova Scotia Steel & Coal New Glasgow NS 2 War Wasp 1,422 1917 Later Capitaine Coulon 1919, scrapped 1936
Nova Scotia Steel & Coal New Glasgow NS 3 War Bee 1,730 1918 Later Mecanicien Moutte 1920, Cesena 1943,  Mecanicien Moutte 1945, Lamone 1949, Paoletto 1960, scrapped 1963
Pacific Construction Coquitlam BC 5 War Tyee 2,302 Apr-18 Later Cadmea 1920, scrapped 1924
Pacific Construction Coquitlam BC 6 War Sumas 2,305 Jul-18 Later Casperia 1920, scrapped 1924
Polson IW Toronto ON 145 War Hydra 2,251 1919 Later Baffin 1919, Franquette 1920, Capo Noli 1926, Marcantonio Bragadin 1935, Nina Bianchi 1939, in collision and lost 1940
Polson IW Toronto ON 146 War Taurus 2,240 1919 Later Cormount 1920, Femund 1024, Rendal 1928, Einvik 1934, sunk by gunfire 1941
Polson IW Toronto ON 147 War Timiskaming 2,085 1919 Later Oise 1919, Kotkas 1929, Farida 1941, Nidaros 1946, Kien Yuan 1948, in collision and sank 1949
Polson IW Toronto ON 148 War Hamilton 2,251 1919 Later Belchers 1919, Koryu Maru 1927, bombed and lost 1944
Polson IW Toronto ON 149 War Algoma 2,212 1919 Later Nina 1920, mined and lost off Genoa 1944
Polson IW Toronto ON 150 War Halton 2,096 1919 Later Saint Tropez 1919, Latymer 1937, bombed and lost 1940
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 17 War Fish 2,646 Sep-17 Later Roubaix 1920, Monique Vieljeux 1928, Malve 1930, wrecked 1931
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 18 War Dance 2,231 May-18 Later Warawala 1919, Shoka Maru 1927, Daigen Maru No.2 1928, torpedoed 1945
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 19 War Isis 2,231 May-18 Later Claudegallus 1920, Torni 1929, Trema 1950, Avon 1957, scrapped 1962
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 20 War Osiris 2,264 Aug-18 Later Colmar 1920, Listo 1929, mined off Spodsbjerg 1943
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 21 War Hathor 2,264 Sep-18 Later Warla 1919, Yuan Chan 1934, scuttled Kiangyin, Yangtse River 1937
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 29 War Karma 2,271 Dec-18 Later Raymond Poincare 1920, Seizan Maru 1929, torpedoed 1945
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 30 War Horus 2,266 Nov-18 Later Emma 1920, Giuseppe Soncino 1923, Toshu Maru 1926, scrapped 1961
Quebec SB & R Quebec QC 1 War Sorel 2,300 Sep-18 Later Verenia 1920, Manlio 1922, scrapped 1923
Quebec SB & R Quebec QC 2 War Quebec 2,300 Jun-18 Later Arturo 1920, burned and scrapped 1921
Quinlan & Robertson Montreal QC 1 War Mohawk 2,266 May-18 Later Idra 1919, scrapped 1923
Quinlan & Robertson Montreal QC 2 War Seneca 2,284 Jun-18 Later Asiago 1920, scrapped 1924
Quinlan & Robertson Montreal QC 3 War Gaspe 2,269 Jul-18 Later Issoria 1919, Giulio 1922, burnt Venice 1922
Quinlan & Robertson Montreal QC 4 War Matane 2,259 Sep-18 Later Itonia 1920, scrapped 1924
Southern Salvage Liverpool NS   War Halifax 2,335 1918 Burnt off Cardiff 1919 and hulked
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC 1 War Mingan 2,217 Oct-18 Later Candiope 1919, scrapped 1924
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC 2 War Radnor 2,318 Nov-18 Later Adele Accame 1920, scrapped 1923
Toronto Dry Dock Toronto ON 1 War Ontario 2,293 Jun-18 Later Trasimeno 1919, scrapped 1925
Toronto Dry Dock Toronto ON 2 War Toronto 2,328 Oct-18 Wrecked off Agger, W Jutland 1919
Wallace SY N. Vancouver BC 91 War Dog 3,046 Aug-17 Later Roverbella 1920, Valsugana 1931, scrapped 1932
Wallace SY N. Vancouver BC 98 War Power 3,200 Jul-18 Later Antoinette 1920, Monnette 1922, Tristan Vieljeux 1926, Keti Chandris 1933, Agios Vlasios 1940, scrapped 1959
Wallace SY N. Vancouver BC 99 War Storm 3,145 Dec-18 Later Laura 1919, in collision 1nm SExE West Hinder LV and sank 1924
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Nootka 2,332 Jan-18 Later Monfenera 1920, scrapped 1924
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Selkirk 2,318 Mar-18 Later Georges Clemenceau 1919, scrapped 1925
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Tatla 2,334 May-18 Later Le Poilu 1919, scrapped 1925
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Casco 2,319 Jul-18 Burnt 1920
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Chilkat 2,331 Aug-18 Later Charles Fillion 1920, scrapped 1924
Western Canada SY Vancouver BC   War Tanoo 2,326 Aug-18 Later Bailly 1920, scrapped 1923
Cargo Ships Built for Canada
British American SB Welland ON 4 Canadian Otter 3,097 Aug-20 Later Chomedy 1929, Canadian Otter 1932, Otter 1934, Foo King 1935, Fukoku Maru 1938, bombed and sunk 1944
British American SB Welland ON 5 Canadian Squatter 3,091 Nov-20 Later Boreas 1934, scrapped 1970
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 66 Canadian Voyageur 3,099 Jan-19 Later Thuhaug 1931, Hallbjorg 1936, scrapped 1954
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 67 Canadian Pioneer 5,758 May-19 Later Zephyros 1934, Rapido 1936, sunk by mine 3nm S Grado 1944
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 68 Canadian Ranger 5,752 May-19 Later Canadian Ranger Maru 1933, scrapped 1933
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 69 Canadian Seigneur 5,757 Aug-19 Later Rashin Maru 1933, torpedoed and lost 1945
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 70 Canadian Miller 5,439 Sep-19 Later Onassi Socratis 1933, Miraflores 1939, Enju Maru 1941, bombed and lost 1944
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 71 Canadian Spinner 5,758 Dec-19 Later Onassi Pinelopi 1933, Miramare 1939, Fukuju Maru 1941, torpedoed and lost 1944
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 72 Canadian Planter 5,399 Jan-20 Later Boka 1936, torpedoed and lost 1940
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 73 Canadian Navigator 3,099 Nov-19 Destroyed by explosion and fire in Barbados 1925
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 77 Canadian Victor 5,454 Aug-20 Later Foo Shong 1937, Fukusei Maru 1938, wrecked 1942
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 78 Canadian Conqueror 5,448 Oct-20 Later Ada 1938, Ataka Maru 1940, torpedoed and lost 1943
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 79 Canadian Commander 5,493 Apr-21 Later Gioacchino Lauro 1932, Empire Engineer 1940, torpedoed and lost 1941
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 80 Canadian Leader 5,492 May-21 Later Tai An 1936, Taian Maru 1938, Mawar 1950, scrapped 1951
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 61 Canadian Warrior 2,409 Apr-19 Later Emperor of St. John 1925, wrecked in Ballantyne's Cove, Cape George NS, 1926
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 62 Canadian Recruit 2,409 Jun-19 In collision and lost 45nm E Quebec, 1921
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 63 Canadian Signaller 2,415 Aug-19 Later Emperor of Halifax 1925, Skjoldheim 1930, Polyana 1939, torpedoed 1941
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 64 Canadian Gunner 2,415 Nov-19 Later Canatco 1927, wrecked 1942
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 65 Canadian Farmer 2,410 Apr-20 Later Wester 1934, Shinkuang 1935, sunk by gunfire off Puri 1942
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 66 Canadian Observer 2,410 Jun-20 Later Rosebank 1929, scrapped 1955
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 67 Canadian Rover 2,422 Nov-20 Later Bornite 1929, Tung Sheng 1937, Tosei Maru 1938, torpedoed 1942
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 69 Canadian Pathfinder 2,374 Jul-21 Later Norman M.Paterson 1925, Novadoc 1926, Holmewood 1927, Mathiasen Trader 1934, Holmewood 1934, Ara 1936, mined 1942
Collingwood SB Collingwood ON 70 Canadian Engineer 2,281 Aug-21 Later Donald E.Mckay 1925, Newbrundoc 1926, Ashington 1927, Erling 1931, Salvatore 1933, Sabine 1943, bombed Aegean Sea 1944
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 11 Canadian Importer 5,465 Feb-20 Later Brightstar 1933, Chao Sing 1936, Yamafuji Maru 1938, torpedoed 1942
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 12 Canadian Exporter 5,498 Mar-20 Wrecked Shoalwater Bay 1921
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 13 Canadian Inventor 5,497 Jul-20 Later Sekiho Maru 1933, bombed 1944
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 14 Canadian Prospector 5,492 Jun-20 Later Prospector 1934, Mitwo 1935, Sheng Hwa 1937, Kazan Maru 1941, scuttled off Malacca 1946
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 20 Canadian Transporter 5,458 Oct-21 Later Cornwallis 1932, torpedoed 1944
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 21 Canadian Freighter 5,466 Nov-21 Later Canadian Pathfinder 1927, Chomedy 1932, Chispa 1947, Yoko Maru 1951, scrapped 1965
Davie SB Lauzon QC 459 Canadian Trapper 3,600 Jun-20 Later Guecho 1929, scrapped 1966
Davie SB Lauzon QC 460 Canadian Hunter 3,610 Apr-21 Later Cathcart 1929, Tung Hai 1946, Po Hai 1947, La Campana 1950, Jagjanani 1953, Diana 1955, scrapped 1967
Davie SB Lauzon QC 476 Canadian Challenger 5,439 Nov-21 Later Barn Hill 1939, bombed and lost 1940
Halifax SY Halifax NS 1 Canadian Mariner 5,384 Nov-20 Later Choyo Maru 1933, torpedoed and lost 1942
Halifax SY Halifax NS 2 Canadian Explorer 5,408 Feb-21 Later Achille Lauro 1933, scuttled 1945
Halifax SY Halifax NS 3 Canadian Cruiser 7,178 1921 Scuttled 1941
Halifax SY Halifax NS 4 Canadian Constructor 7,178 Dec-21 Later Argos Hill 1939, burnt 1947
Harbour Marine Victoria BC 1 Canadian Winner 5,442 Dec-20 Later Kosei Maru 1933, Banshu Maru No. 7 1942, torpedoed and lost 1943
Harbour Marine Victoria BC 2 Canadian Traveller 5,455 Mar-21 Later Procida 1932, Empire Volunteer 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
Kingston SB Kingston ON 15 Canadian Beaver 2,410 May-20 Later Shinai 1934, sunk 1941 North Borneo by Japanese airplanes, raised and operated as Shinai Maru until sunk 1942 by US aircraft 1944
Kingston SB Kingston ON 16 Canadian Coaster 2,422 May-21 Later Kingsley 1929, Silvestre 1943, Santa Lucia 1950, scrapped 1966
Midland SB Midland ON 10 Canadian Logger 2,429 1921 Later Torhamvan 1924, wrecked Ferryland, Nfl., 1926
Nova Scotia Steel New Glasgow NS 5 Canadian Sealer 1,766 1919 Later Bauta 1925, scrapped 1962
Nova Scotia Steel New Glasgow NS 6 Canadian Miner 1,766 1920 Later Thyra 1924, collision and lost 1941
Nova Scotia Steel New Glasgow NS 8 Canadian Sapper 1,763 1920 Later Connector 1929, Hwang Hai 1946, La Carmela 1950, last trace China 1958
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 39 Canadian Trader 2,186 Jul-19 Later Emperor of Montreal 1925, Gilda Scuderi 1927, missing 1928
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 40 Canadian Sailor 2,186 Aug-19 Later Emperor of Havana 1925, Nichiei Maru 1927, foundered 1942
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 41 Canadian Adventurer 2,069 Oct-19 Later Emperor of Port McNicoll 1925, Nootka 1926, Iquitos 1950, Nootka 1957, scrapped 1960
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 42 Canadian Sower 2,186 Nov-19 Later Emperor of Fredericton 1925, Waka Maru 1927, foundered in ice 1945
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 43 Canadian Runner 3,091 Oct-20 Later Colborne 1929, Canadian Runner 1932, Kia Lee 1934, Kari Go 1941, bombed 1945
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 44 Canadian Carrier 3,101 Sep-20 Later Champlain 1929, Canadian Carrier 1932, Carrier 1934, Kwen Lee 1935, Konri Maru 1941, torpedoed 1945
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 45 Canadian Harvester 2,394 May-21 Later Dalwarnic 1926, Selcuk 1948, scrapped 1967
Tidewater SB Three Rivers QC 5 Canadian Settler 3,388 Dec-19 Later Portmore 1923, Canadian Settler 1925, Yendai Maru 1927, wrecked 1942
Tidewater SB Three Rivers QC 6 Canadian Rancher 3,551 May-20 Later Santurce 1930, Widestone 1937, torpedoed and sunk 1942
Tidewater SB Three Rivers QC 7 Canadian Fisher 3,687 Jan-21 Later Manu 1929, Marion 1937, Manu 1938, scrapped 1976
Tidewater SB Three Rivers QC 8 Canadian Forester 3,673 Feb-21 Later Josina 1929, Parayas 1973, scrapped 1980
Wallace SY N. Vancouver BC 100 Canadian Volunteer 3,188 Jun-19 Later Cornwallis 1929, Canadian Volunteer 1932, Magister 1933, Elna II 1951, in collision in the Delaware and scrapped 1957
Wallace SY N. Vancouver BC 101 Canadian Aviator 3,388 Nov-19 Later Cavalier 1929, Nan Hai 1946, La Chorrera 1950, scrapped 1952
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 102 Canadian Raider 3,384 Jan-20 Later Tenax 1929, Mari-Dolores 1930, Antonio de Satrustegui 1934, scrapped 1977
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 103 Canadian Highlander 5,370 Jan-21 Later St. Lindsay 1938, torpedoed 1941
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 104 Canadian Skirmisher 5,373 Apr-21 Later Colborne 1932, Parita Bay 1947, Keiko Maru 1951, Ryujin Maru 1952, scrapped 1960
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 106 Canadian Trooper 3,079 Aug-19 Later Lynghaug 1930, scuttled at Normandy 1944
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 109 Canadian Reaper 5,334 Aug-21 Later Mount Parnassus 1937, Johann Schulte 1939, wrecked 1940
Wallace SB N. Vancouver BC 110 Canadian Thrasher 5,370 Nov-21 Later Ping An 1936, Heian Maru 1938, bombed and lost 1944
Cargo Ships Built for France
Davie SB Lauzon QC 461 Gorze 1,131 Jun-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 462 Metwisse 1,131 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 463 Hagueneau 1,131 Jun-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 464 Hunningue 1,131 Jun-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 465 Lorquin 1,167 Jun-20 Scrapped 1924
Davie SB Lauzon QC 466 Marmoutiens 1,164 Jul-20 Scrapped 1924
Davie SB Lauzon QC 467 Masseveau 1,131 Jul-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 468 Metz 1,131 Jul-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 469 Mulhouse/Drulingen 1,131 Jul-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 470 Neuf Brisach 1,131 Jul-20 Scrapped 1923
Davie SB Lauzon QC 471 Aubernale 1,131 Aug-20 Foundered 80nm NE Scatterie Is 1924
Davie SB Lauzon QC 472 Pange 1,076 Aug-20 Convertyed to pontoon 1924
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Acadie 2,706 1919 Scrapped 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Alberta 2,706 1919 Later Ismir 1926, Izmir 1929, Trabzon 1939, bombed and lost at Laurium 1941
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Canada 2,687 1919 Later Athabaska 1922, barge 1924
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Champlain 2,575 1919 Later Caribou 1920, scrapped 1926
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Erie 2,708 1919 Scrapped 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Frontenac 2,624 1919 Deleted 1927
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Hudson 2,708 1919 Later Calgary 1921, deleted 1933
Foundation Company Victoria BC   La Salle 2,697 1919 Deleted 1929
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Montcalm 2,701 1919 Deleted 1927
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Montmagny 2,704 1919 Deleted 1927
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Montreal 2,699 1919 Scrapped 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Nouvelle Ecosse 2,707 1919 Deleted 1927
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Ontario 2,624 1919 Later Manitoba 1921, scrapped 1926
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Ottawa 2,700 1919 Scrapped 1922
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Quebec 2,699 1919 Scrapped 1923
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Trois Rivieres 2,704 1919 Scrapped 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Vancouver 2,701 1919 Wrecked in tow near Paymezo, Peniche 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Victoria 2,701 1919 Later Toronto 1920, scrapped 1925
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Wilfrid Laurier 2,701 1919 Deleted 1929
Foundation Company Victoria BC   Winnipeg 2,624 1919 Scrapped 1925
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Chateau Salins 1,137 Nov-19 Deleted 1924
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Colmar 1,149 Nov-19 Foundered off Sable Is 1919
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Delme 1,141 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Dieuze 1,128 Nov-19 Burnt at Pictou NS 1925
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Faulquemont 1,157 Nov-19 Later Cartage 1923, scrapped 1923
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Fenestrange 1,158 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Ferrette 1,157 Nov-19 Deleted 1926
Fraser, Bruce & Co Montreal QC   Forbach 1,155 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Phalsbourg 1,082 Jul-19 Scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Ribeauville 1,179 Aug-19 Later Gros Tenquin 1921, scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Richecourt 1,182 Aug-19 Scrapped 1923
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Rouffach 1,180 Sep-19 Deleted 1936
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Saar-Union 1,186 Sep-19 Scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Saint Amarin 1,076 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Saint Avold 1,174 Nov-19 Scrapped 1924
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Saverne 1,176 Oct-19 Scrapped 1924
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Altkirch 1,143 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Barr 1,143 Nov-19 Scrapped 1924
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Bischwiller 1,139 Nov-19 Scrapped 1923
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Bitche 1,139 Nov-19 Burnt off Cape Tinoso 1920
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Boulay 1,134 Nov-19 Later Angeliki 1924, deleted 1931
National Shipbuilding Three Rivers QC   Cernay 1,083 1919 Later La Poutroye 1921, barge Fredon L. 1922, deleted 1936
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC   Sierck 1,210 Jul-19 Scrapped 1924
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC   Soultz 1,187 Jul-19 Scrapped 1923
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC   Strasbourg 1,178 Aug-19 Later Vic 1921, scrapped 1923
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC   Thionville 1,171 Sep-19 Scrapped 1924
New Westminster SB New Westminster BC   Wasselonne 1,172 Sep-19 Scrapped 1924
Northern Construction Vancouver BC   Sarralbe 1,076 Jul-19 Hulked 1922, sank Santander 1935
Northern Construction Vancouver BC   Sarrebourg 1,156 Sep-19 Later Benfeld 1921, scrapped 1924
Northern Construction Vancouver BC   Sarreguemines 1,076 Aug-19 Scrapped 1924
Northern Construction Vancouver BC   Schirmeck 1,167 Sep-19 Scrapped 1928
Northern Construction Vancouver BC   Schlestadt 1,076 Oct-19 Burnt River Elorn 1922
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC   Bouxwiller 1,138 1919 Later barge Andron L 1922., scrapped 1935
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC   Bouzonville 1,135 1919 Later barge Bernon L. 1922, scrapped 1936
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC   Brumath 1,141 1919 Burnt Port Daniel QC 1922
Three Rivers SB Three Rivers QC   Cattenon 1,131 1919 Later barge Laureon L. 1922, wrecked near Morrisburg 1926
Trawlers Built for France
Canadian Car Fort William ON 1 Navarin 321 Sep-18 Later Hohenlinden 1925, Patco 1926, Beth Tank Ship No. 1 195, deleted 1965
Canadian Car Fort William ON 2 Mantoue 321 Sep-18 Later Gemma 1922, sold 1949
Canadian Car Fort William ON 3 St. Georges 321 Nov-18 Later Loubyrne 1925, Dorothy Duke 1937, deleted 1952
Canadian Car Fort William ON 4 Leoben 321 Nov-18 Deleted 1933
Canadian Car Fort William ON 5 Palestro 321 Oct-18 Later cargo ship Pepe Caragol 1923, Bermec 1923, deleted 1936
Canadian Car Fort William ON 6 Lutzen 321 Nov-18 Wrecked Nauset Beach, Chatham, Cape Cod 1939
Canadian Car Fort William ON 7 Bautzen 321 Nov-18 Later Rowena 1923, Peary 1925, foundered 60nm NW St Pierre 1961
Canadian Car Fort William ON 8 Inkerman 321 Nov-18 Lost in Lake Superior
Canadian Car Fort William ON 9 Cerisoles 321 Nov-18 Lost in Lake Superior
Canadian Car Fort William ON 10 Sebastopol 321 Nov-18 Wrecked on the Brandies, Cape St Francis 1933
Canadian Car Fort William ON 11 Malakoff 321 Nov-18 Later Arctica 1951, Illex 1964, foundered Bay Roberts 1974
Canadian Car Fort William ON 12 Seneff 321 Nov-18 Later Neptus 1929, Seneff 1929, wrecked near Canso 1955
Cargo Ships Built for Others
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 8 Porsanger 4,363 May-18 To Norway, later Orkla 1953, wrecked near Buholmrasa LH 1957
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 9 Samnanger 4,305 Aug-18 To Norway, torpedoed and lost 1940
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 74 Tatjana 5,329 Jun-20 To Norway, later Drammensfjord 1925, Luciano 1949, scrapped 1959
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 75 Loch Tay 5,301 Jul-20 To Norway, later Jose de Larrinaga 1927, torpedoed and lost 1940
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 76 Alsace 5,607 Nov-19 To France, later Mount Myrto 1934, torpedoed and lost 1940
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 81 Idefjord 4,287 Jun-21 To Norway, later Ilafjord 1959, scrapped 1960
Canadian Vickers Montreal QC 82 Topdalfjord 4,271 Jul-21 To Norway, scrapped 1955
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 1 Alaska 5,825 Jul-17 To Norway, later 1930 Peel County, 1933 Alaska, 1950 Reg Iii, 1953 Ebba Blumenfeld, 1956 Manfred Stansfield, scrapped 1958
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 15 Margaret Coughlan 5,704 Jun-20 Later 1925 Chilcop, 1936 Shun Hwa, 1938 Kyokusei Maru, bombed 1943
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 16 Indus 5,772 Jul-20 To Sweden, later 1923 Indiano, 1925 Monrosa, torpedoed 1941
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 17 Braheholm 5,778 Apr-20 To Sweden, later 1950 Sottern, 1954 Onorato, scrapped 1959
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 18 City of Vancouver 5,697 Oct-20 Later 1936 Ven-Koh, 1941 Meizan Maru, torpedoed 1943
Coughlan & Sons Vancouver BC 19 City of Victoria 5,698 Dec-20 Wrecked Cape Erimo 1935
Dominion SB Toronto ON 1 General Currie 2,490 May-19 Later Braaland 1927, Choyo Maru 1927, mined off Rashin 1945
Dominion SB Toronto ON 2 General Morrison 2,490 Jun-19 Later Bygdones 1920, Nordhav 1922, Noshiro Maru 1924, torpedoed 1944
Dominion SB Toronto ON 3 General Turner 2,490 Aug-19 Scuttled 45nm off Cape Kalyakriya 1921 (fraud)
Dominion SB Toronto ON 4 General Williams 2,489 Sep-19 Later Saga 1919, Certo 1919, Krasnoarmeets 1935, deleted 1960
Dominion SB Toronto ON 5 Hessa 2,366 Oct-19 To Denmark, later Bestum 1934, San Pedro 1955, scrapped 1960
Dominion SB Toronto ON 6 Skolma 2,447 Nov-19 To Norway, wrecked N Bornholm Is 1929
Dominion SB Toronto ON 7 Torontonian 2,239 Jun-20 Later Spolanne 1929, Hai Wah 1933, wrecked Yunuisan, near Tsingtao 1935
Dominion SB Toronto ON 8 T. L. Church 2,264 May-20 Later Mabay 1923, Nautic 1929, foundered 1940
Nova Scotia Steel New Glasgow NS 4 Watuka 1,621 1918 Torpedoed and lost 1944
Nova Scotia Steel New Glasgow NS 7 Volunda 1,789 1920 Wrecked Neils Harbour Ledges 1921
Polson IW Toronto ON 133 Tento 2,316 1918 To Britain, later Toyo Maru No. 5 1928, torpedoed and lost 1944
Polson IW Toronto ON 134 Asp 2,234 1918 To Britain, later Francisca 1921, Capo Mele 1928, Etiopia 1936, bombed and lost off Tobruk 1942
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 14 Thorgerd 2,437 Nov-16 To Norway, scrapped 1932
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 15 Blaamyra 2,471 Nov-16 To Norway, later Torlak 1926, scrapped 1934
Port Arthur DD Port Arthur ON 16 Ugellstad/Rutenfjell 2,406 Aug-17 To Norway, scrapped 1930
Thor IW Toronto ON 4 Angoulème 2,716 Feb-18  
Thor IW Toronto ON 5 Troja 2,716 Jun-18 Later Tello 1924, Erol 1935, wrecked off Cape Yasun, Samsun 1944
Thor IW Toronto ON 8 St.Mihiel 2,742 Dec-18 Later St. Priest 1924, Marionga II 1928, wrecked off Arzew 1929
Thor IW Toronto ON 9 Le Quesnoy 2,716 May-19 Later Tencho Maru 1922, torpedoed off Djakarta 1945
Auxiliary 5-Masted Schooners
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 1 Laurel Whalen 1,356 Mar-17 Scuttled after 1923
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 2 Margaret Haney 1,372 Apr-17 Burnt 1920
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 3 Esquimalt 1,373 Jun-17 Later Mecktoub 1922, wrecked off Haiti 1923
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 4 Malahat 1,550 Aug-17 Wrecked in tow off Cape Beale 1944
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 5 Jean Steedman 1,577 Sep-17 Deleted 1927
Cameron Genoa Mills Victoria BC 6 Beatrice Castle/Stasia 1,566 Nov-17 Scrapped 1925
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Nord 1,468 Sep-18 Later Elemka 1935, Andromeda 1938, Kapitan Hilgendorf 1939, Cornelia 1945, scrapped 1951
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Palos 1,468 Oct-18 Wrecked Robin Hood's Bay 1919
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Horn 1,469 Nov-18 Later Pietro Brizollari 1922, burnt Alexandria 1923
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Vincent 1,471 Dec-18 Burnt Alexandria 1922
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Vert 1,472 Dec-18 Later Maria Brizollari 1922, Antinea 1926, I.S.A. 1928, Consoli V. 1928, scrapped 1929
Lyall Shipbuilding North Vancouver BC   Cap Finisterre 1,471 Dec-18 Engines removed 1923

 

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