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- SS Canastota (formerly Falls of Orchy) was a British-flagged, coal-burning, two-masted, steel screw, cargo steamer of 4,904 gross register tons (GRT) and 3,139 net register tons (NRT). Canastota was last seen on 13 June 1921, leaving Sydney bound for Wellington, New Zealand. Although almost forgotten today, Canastota's loss was a major news item, in Australia and New Zealand, during the second half of 1921. She was built in 1907 as Falls of Orchy at Napier and Miller's Old Kilpatrick Yard, Glasgow, Scotland, for the Falls Line. She was sold in 1914 and briefly owned by the New Zealand Shipping Co. She was renamed Canastota when purchased by the Canastota Steamship Co. Ltd in 1915. SS Canastota is not to be confused with:
* USS Canastota (PC-1135), a World War II submarine chaser; or
* another ship, a U.S. Navy tug with a similar sounding name, USS Conestoga, that also disappeared in 1921. (en)
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- SS Canastota (formerly Falls of Orchy) was a British-flagged, coal-burning, two-masted, steel screw, cargo steamer of 4,904 gross register tons (GRT) and 3,139 net register tons (NRT). Canastota was last seen on 13 June 1921, leaving Sydney bound for Wellington, New Zealand. Although almost forgotten today, Canastota's loss was a major news item, in Australia and New Zealand, during the second half of 1921. SS Canastota is not to be confused with: (en)
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