SS J.H.G. Hagarty

J.H.G. Hagarty
History
Canada
Name
  • J.H.G. Hagarty 1914-1926
  • Hagarty 1926-1968
Operator
  • St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam Navigation Company 1914-1916
  • Canada Steamship Lines 1916-1968
Port of registry Canada, Toronto, Ontario
BuilderCollingwood Shipbuilding Company
Yard number42
LaunchedJune 18, 1914
In serviceJuly 28, 1914
IdentificationC134250
FateScrapped in 1968, in Santander, Spain
NotesThe Hagarty was the sister ship of the ill-fated James Carruthers
General characteristics
Tonnage7,462 gross 5,704 net
Length550 ft (170 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Height31 ft (9.4 m)
Installed powerScotch marine boilers
Propulsion2,400 horsepower triple expansion steam engine

The J.H.G. Hagarty was a 550-foot (170 m) Canadian Great Lakes freighter that served from her launching in 1914 to her scrapping in 1968. The Hagarty was used to haul bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and occasionally limestone. She had a length of 550-feet, a beam of 58-feet and a height of 31-feet. She was powered by a 2,400 horsepower triple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers.