Thorold in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

SS Thorold #146589

Photographed by Kevin Westell, April 26, 2025

1. SS Thorold #146589 Marker

Inscription. SS Thorold #146589
Sunk by enemy bombs 22 August 1940

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 22, 1940.

Location. 43° 7.483′ N, 79° 11.769′ W. Memorial is in Thorold, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Albert Street East south of Albert St East and Chapel St South. The plaque is within Thorold's memorial park, in the centre of the park (among a tight cluster of memorials); on the west side of a rock. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 54 Albert St E, Thorold ON L2V 1P1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canada’s Wartime Merchant Navy

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(here, next to this marker); National Peacekeepers’ Day (a few steps from this marker); City Of Thorold War Memorial 1921 (a few steps from this marker); Squire Black House (within shouting distance of this marker); Squire Home Residence - 48 Albert Street East (within shouting distance of this marker); Moore-Lampman House C. 1853 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); L.G. Lorriman School (about 120 meters away); St. John The Evangelist (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thorold.

Regarding SS Thorold #146589. SS Thorold was a cargo ship, a dry bulk carrier of length 258 feet (to fit in the 3rd Welland Canal), for service on the Great Lakes.
1922 - Launched as SS Chicago Tribune
1933 - renamed SS Thorold
1939 or 1940: early in WW2, requisitioned by Canadian government for off-lakes service
1940 - during WW2, while carrying coal from Cardiff to London, sunk by bombs from German aircraft

SS Thorold #146589 Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, April 26, 2025

2. SS Thorold #146589 Marker in context

This marker is on the reverse side of the rock in the centre of the white gravel rectangle.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.