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Imperial Redwater - (1951-1953)
Imperial Oil Company tanker "Imperial Redwater" being launched.
Date: November 18, 1950.
"Imperial Redwater".( Photo thanks to Edward O. Clark )
"Imperial Redwater".( Photo The Steamship Historical Society of America )
Build as "Imperial Redwater" in 1951, sold in 1954 as "R. Bruce Angus", scrapped in 1985.
"Imperial Redwater".
"Imperial Redwater".
"Imperial Redwater".
"Imperial Redwater".
"R. Bruce Angus", ex. "Imperial Redwater".
( Photo Copyright Kenneth Thro )
Additional Information Starke & Schell registers;
IMPERIAL REDWATER
for Pipe Line Tankers Ltd. -CA
Pt.Arthur S.B.: Port Arthur ; (#106)
12582 Gt, 18420 Dwt, Length 620, Beam 68, Tanker, 1 DR Stemturbines, Speed 14 Knots.
1953 (Upper Lakes & St.Lawrence Tptn. Co. -CA)
1954 R. BRUCE ANGUS (s/o)
1954 conv. to bulk carrier ; 11816 Gt.
Broken up at Setubal (PO) : Arrived, 20 August 1985
Additional Information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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IMPERIAL REDWATER
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Nationality
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CANADA
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Official Number:
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192769
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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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601.42
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Gross Tonnage:
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12582.00
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Vessel Width:
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68.25
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Net Tonnage:
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0.00
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Vessel Height
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31.00
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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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00106
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Port Arthur, Ontario
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Builder:
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Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., 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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ANGUS, R. BRUCE
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1953 - 1985
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CANADA
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192769
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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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Pipe Line Tankers, Ltd. (Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., Mgrs.)
Toronto, Ont. Canada
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1951 - 1953
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CANADA
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192769
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Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Ltd.
Toronto, Ont. Canada
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1953 - 1985
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CANADA
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192769
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Rebuild History
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Converted from tanker to bulk carrier, winter, 1953-1954 (11816 gross - 7950 registered).
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Disposition
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Departed Quebec, July 29, 1985, in tandem tow with GORDON C. LEITCH; arrived at Setubal, Portugal, August 20, 1985, for scrapping.
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History
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As R. BRUCE ANGUS: Aground near Ogden Island, St. Lawrence River, in heavy fog, for over thirty hours; released November 11, 1964. Ground above Valleyfield Bridge, St. Lawrence River, in early November, 1968. Went to Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd., in early December, 1968, to have 65 plates replaced.
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