SS Sir Trevor Dawson

Construction of the lake freighter Sir Trevor Dawson
History
Name	Sir Trevor Dawson (1916–1920) Charles L. Hutchinson (1920–1951) Gene C. Hutchinson (1951–1962) Parkdale (1962–1970)
Namesake	Trevor Dawson
Operator	American Interlake Company (1916–1920) Pioneer Steamship Company (1920–1951) Redwood Enterprises Ltd. (1951–1970)
Port of registry	Duluth, Minnesota (1916–1932) Wilmington, Delaware (1932–1962) Hamilton, Bermuda (1962–1967) Hamilton, Ontario (1967–1970)
Builder	Superior Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number	524
Launched	September 9, 1916
In service	1916
Out of service	1970
Identification	U.S. Registry #214499
Fate	Scrapped in 1970, in Cartagena, Spain
General characteristics
Class and type	Bulk freighter
Tonnage	7,514 GRT 5,803 NRT
Length	600 ft (180 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Height	32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power	2 x Scotch marine boilers
Propulsion	2,000 hp (1,500 kW) triple expansion steam engine attached to a single fixed pitch propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity	12,000 tons
Crew	25

Sir Trevor Dawson was an American-built Canadian bulk carrier that operated from 1916 to 1970 on the Great Lakes. She was launched on September 9, 1916 as hull #524. She was built by the Superior Shipbuilding Company of Superior, Wisconsin using the stern of the wrecked bulk freighter William C. Moreland. She was powered by a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW) triple expansion steam engine, supplied by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. The Sir Trevor Dawson's first owner was the American Interlake Company. Her homeport was Duluth, Minnesota. She entered service in December 1916 carrying a load of grain to Duluth.

New name and a new company

On December 16, 1920 Sir Trevor Dawson was sold to the Pioneer Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Later that year she was renamed Charles L. Hutchinson. The Charles L. Hutchinson stranded on the Keweenaw Peninsula on October 31, 1925 (near where the William C Moreland wrecked). She was removed by the wrecking tugs Favorite and Iowa. In 1932 she was re-registered to Wilmington, Delaware. She was renamed Gene C. Hutchinson in 1951. In 1962 the Gene C. Hutchinson was sold to Redwood Enterprises Ltd. of Port Credit and renamed Parkdale.

Tow to Spain

In 1970 Parkdale was sold to the Marine Salvage Ltd. of Port Colborne, Ontario. Eventually she was sold to a Spanish scrapyard. On May 12, 1970 she cleared Quebec with the Alexander Leslie, towed by the tug Salvonia. They arrived in Cartagena, Spain on June 8, 1970.

See also

• Sir Trevor Dawson, English managing director of Vickers armaments