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Imperial Leduc - (1951-1954)
See also : Launch of the "Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc" build in 1951 was at that time the largest "Laker" with a capacity of 15.250 M3.
Sold in 1954 to Canada Steamship Lines and renamed "Nipigon Bay".
Scrapped in 1989."Imperial Leduc"
"Imperial LeDuc" on April 24, 1951. Downbound at Point Edward with her first load of crude oil from Superior, Wisconsin.
( Photo Lee Taylor )
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc".
"Imperial Leduc" together with other Imperial vessels.
The Miramar Ship Index for "IMPERIAL LEDUC"
IDNo:
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5252933
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Year:
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1951
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Name:
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IMPERIAL LEDUC
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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04.11.1950
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Flag:
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CAN
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Date of completion:
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04.1951
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Tons:
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12582
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18420
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Yard No:
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146
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Length overall:
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188.8
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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182.9
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Country of build:
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CAN
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Beam:
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21.1
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Builder:
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Collingwood SB Co.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Collingwood
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Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
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1ST-14
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Subsequent History:
1955 NIPIGON BAY -
[ 1958 Lg 210.9 / 204.8 mtr, 13274 grt, converted to bulk carrier ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Aliaga 19.09.1989 [by Ege Celik Endustrisi TAS]
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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176115
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5252933
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1951
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IMPERIAL LEDUC
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12582
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Pipe Line Tankers Ltd.
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176115
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5252933
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5252933
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1951
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NIPIGON BAY
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13274
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1955
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Canada SS Lines Ltd.
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176115
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5252933
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5252933
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1951
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NIPIGON BAY
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13274
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1959
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Pipe Line Tankers Ltd.
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176115
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5252933
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5252933
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1951
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NIPIGON BAY
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13274
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1976
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Power Corp of Canada Ltd.
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176115
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5252933
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5252933
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1951
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NIPIGON BAY
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13274
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1983
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C.S.L. Group Inc.
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Additional Information Starke & Schell registers;
IMPERIAL LEDUC
Tanker for Pipe Line Tankers Ltd . -CA
Collingwood S.Y. : Collingwood ; (#146)
12582 Gt, 18420 Dwt, Loa, 620, Beam 68, Tanker, 1 DR Steam turbines, Speed : 14 knots
1955 NIPIGON BAY (Canada S.S. Lines -CA)
1958 (Pipe Line Tankers Ltd. -CA)
1958 Conv. to bulk carrier: Length. 692 / 672 feet;13274 Gt.
1976 (Power Corp. of Canada Ltd. -CA)
1983 (CSL Power Group Inc. -CA)
Broken up: Ege Celik : Aliaga ; arrived 19 Sept. 1989.
Additional Information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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IMPERIAL LEDUC
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Nationality
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CANADA
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Official Number:
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176115
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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601.58
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Gross Tonnage:
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12595.00
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Vessel Width:
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68.16
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Net Tonnage:
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0.00
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Vessel Height
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34.50
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00146
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Collingwood, Ontario
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Builder:
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Collingwood Shipyards, Ltd.
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Date of Build
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1951
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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NIPIGON BAY
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1955
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CANADA
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176115
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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Pipeline Tankers, Ltd. (Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., Mgrs.)
Toronto, Ont. Canada
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1951 - 1956
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CANADA
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176115
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Pipeline Tankers, Ltd. (Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Mgrs.)
Montreal, P.Q. Canada
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1956 - 1972
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CANADA
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176115
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Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd.
Montreal, P.Q. Canada
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1972 - 1976
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CANADA
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176115
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Power Corp. of Canada, Ltd. (Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Mgrs.)
Montreal, P.Q. Canada
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1976
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CANADA
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176115
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Rebuild History
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Converted from tanker to dry bulk carrier, 1958, by Port Arthur Shipbuilding, Ltd., Port Arthur, Ont., and lengthened (673.58 x 68.16 x 31; 13274 gross - 9712 registered). Deepened at Thunder Bay, 1981; (14824 gross - 11262 net).
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Disposition
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Sold for scrap in 1989. Arrived in Aliaga, Turkey, September 19, 1989.
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History
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As NIPIGON BAY: Struck Whaleback Shoals while upbound in the St. Lawrence River, about eighteen miles above Ogdensburg, NY, on October 16, 1980, tearing at least one hole in her hull. After temporary repairs were made, she proceeded to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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