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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) |
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| 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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