SS Canadian Constructor
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SS Canadian Constructor was a 7,178 ton refrigerated ship built in 1922 by Halifax Shipyards Ltd in Nova Scotia
. She was supplied to Canadian National Steamships
who set up a one-ship company, Canadian Constructor Ltd, to own her.
In 1939 she was sold to Ernels Shipping Co of London, who registered her in London as SS Argos Hill and her placed under the control of Counties Ship Management
. She was damaged in an air attack on Convoy OA 178
in the English Channel on 4 July 1940.
Argos Hill survived and remained in service until after the surrender of Germany, but was destroyed by fire on 7 August 1945 just a week before the surrender of Japan
.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. She was supplied to Canadian National Steamships
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
who set up a one-ship company, Canadian Constructor Ltd, to own her.
In 1939 she was sold to Ernels Shipping Co of London, who registered her in London as SS Argos Hill and her placed under the control of Counties Ship Management
Counties Ship Management
Counties Ship Management Co. Ltd. was an ocean-going merchant shipping company based in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War CSM merchant ships made a substantial contribution to supplying the British war effort, at a cost of 13 ships lost and 163 officers and men killed.-Founding of...
. She was damaged in an air attack on Convoy OA 178
Convoy OA 178
Convoy OA 178 was an Atlantic convoy that sailed in July 1940 from the Thames Estuary via the English Channel, prior to dispersal to various trans-Atlantic destinations.-Departure and escort:...
in the English Channel on 4 July 1940.
Argos Hill survived and remained in service until after the surrender of Germany, but was destroyed by fire on 7 August 1945 just a week before the surrender of Japan
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan in 1945 brought hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
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