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Name: J. A. McKee Official Number: 125442 Signal Letters: HNCB
Tonnage: 2158 Gross, 1942 under deck, 1375 Net
Dimensions: 248.0' long, 43.1' breadth, 22.5' deep
Built: Newcastle, Great Britain Builder: Swan, Hunter, & Wigham Richardson Year:
Registered Port: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada Owners: Canadian Government
Engines: Steam, screw (collier)
Horsepower:
Crew: Captain H. O. Wingrove
Career: At the dry dock wharf for repairs before the Explosion, she was damaged in the blast.
Sources: Lloyd's Register 1916; "The Halifax Explosion: A Marine Disaster" by David B. Flemming (1985); Shattered City by Janet Kitz (1989).

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