by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton This traditional styled straight-decker was launched November 7, 1953 as the T. R. McLagan for Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, PQ (CSL). She was the last vessel built by Midland Shipyards Div., Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Midland, ON...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
The keel for this modern Great Lakes bulk freighter was laid on Nov. 5, 1984 at Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON as their hull # 231 and was launched on April 18, 1985 for N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. as the Paterson (2). She has the distinction of being the...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Steven Sliwka The Quedoc was constructed in 1965 by Davie Shipbuilding of Lauzon, PQ as hull number 665. It is a maximum Seaway-size bulker, like most of Paterson’s vessels. She is named for the Province of Quebec and is the third Paterson vessel to carry...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
The motor vessel Nanticoke (sailing as Salarium since 2009) was launched on December 18, 1979, at Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON, for Canada Steamship Lines Inc. She was strengthened for ocean service and was considered to be of the Nova Scotia/St....
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
Ordered by Canada Steamship Lines of Montreal, QC in 1963; this vessel was originally constructed as a Great Lakes straight deck bulk carrier and was one of many similar vessels (known as “730-footers”) built for Canadian owners in the early 1960’s as a result of the...
by import | March 22, 2021 | Import Vessels
The barge Sarah Spencer started its Great Lakes career as the powered steamer Adam E. Cornelius. It was built at Manitowoc, WI, as hull #424 in 1959, and was named for one of the two founding members of the American Steamship Co. who died in 1953. In 1989, she was...
