Dunelm (Great Britain 123950)

The "Dunelm" was built at Sunderland, Great Britain in 1907 by the Sunderland Shipbuilding Company. She was of 2,318 gross tons. She was owned by Dunelm Ltd. of Sunderland and Dunelm Ltd. of Montreal, Quebec until 1914. She was purchased by the Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. of Montreal, Quebec. Loaded with steel products, she sailed for Manchester, England from Sydney, Nova Scotia October 16, 1915. She was lost at sea. Image 3346 FR2.12.15.1 shows her run aground at Blake Point, also known as Canoe Rocks, at Isle Royale in 1910. She did not have a wireless but fired off distress rockets. These were seen by a following steamer and it made the distress call. The "James Whalen" and "Empire" set out in a northwest gale to save the crew, Two days later they brought them safely back to Port Arthur, Ontario. However, the ship and cargo took 3 weeks to salvage