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she was loaded with iron ore at the time. She struck the rocks, tearing away her rudder and putting a large hole in tank number seven, causing her to settle to the bottom. She was raised and went into winter layup in
Marquette. The amount of money required to repair the
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DeLaval double reduction geared cross-compound steam turbine
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476:Amherstburg, Ontario
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237:IMO number
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458:with the
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62:Soo Locks
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333:10 knots
212:Launched
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127:Namesake
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547:Meaford
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535:LaSalle
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