CANADIAN EXPORTER
WRECKED M OREGON COAST* A TOTAL LOSS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright*-; VANCOUVER, August R, j (Received August 4, at 1.30 a.m.) j Tho Canadian Government’s steamer! Canadian Exporter was wrecked OR thfY Oregon coast. Her back was broken. She is a total loss. The vessel was valued 1 at £500.000.—A. and N.Z. Cable. , [The Canadian Exporter was a- unit of I the Canadian Government Merchant j Marino, Ltd. She visited Auckland, Wejv lington, and Australian ports in April ’ Inst, and left Melbourne on May £ for Vancouver via Port Kembla. Tho vessel was built by J. Goughian and Sons ah Vancouver in 1920, and was classed 100 A 1 at Lloyd’s. She was of 5,493 tons gross register’, and was 400fb in length, with a beam of 62ft and depth of 28m 6in. The Canadian Government owns a fleet of over fifty vessels, several of which are regularly employed# in tho trade between Vancouver and New Zaland and. Australian ports.]
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Evening Star, Issue 17731, 4 August 1921, Page 4
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