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Imperial (1) - (1912-1938)
See her also as : Impoco (III) - (1938-1939) & See also : Model of the first "Imperial"
The company's first tanker, the Imperial, which had a capacity of 6,450 barrels and was chartered
by the company in 1902 to carry crude oil from Ohio ports to Sarnia.
"Imperial" was build by in 1898 at Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle, as "Minoco" for the
Mineral Oil Corp., ( Hunting & Sons ).
Measurements : 200 Feet length x 32 Feet breadth. Build of iron and steel.
Engines : T 3 cyl.
1901 : Renamed as "Imperial" to the Anglo-American Oil Co.
1902 : First tanker on lakes of Canada.
2.1912 : Sold to Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., Sarnia, Ontario.
7.1922 : Towed to Vancouver for service in British Columbian waters.
1938 : Renamed "Impoco", to make way for a new building of the same name.
1939 : Broken up by Capital Iron & Steel Co., Victoria, British Coumbia.
"Imperial".
"Imperial".
"Imperial".
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"Imperial".
The Miramar Ship Index for "MINOCO"
IDNo:
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1108346
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Year:
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1898
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Name:
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MINOCO
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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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22.01.1898
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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03.1898
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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117
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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61.0
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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9.8
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Builder:
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Tyne Iron
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Willington Quay
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-
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Subsequent History:
2001 IMPERIAL - 1938 IMPOCO
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Victoria, B.C., 1939.
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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Main Owner
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108346
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1108346
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1898
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MINOCO
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795
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Hunting & Son
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108346
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1108346
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1898
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IMPERIAL
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796
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1901
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Anglo-American Oil
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108346
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1108346
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1898
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IMPOCO
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796
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1938
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Imperial Oil Co.
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Additional Information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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MINOCO
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Nationality
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U.K.
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Official Number:
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108346
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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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200.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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796.00
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Vessel Width:
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32.00
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Net Tonnage:
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0.00
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Vessel Height
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14.33
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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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00117
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Builder Information
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Place of Build:
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Willington Quay-on-Tyne, Great Britain
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Builder:
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Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co.
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Date of Build
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1898
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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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IMPERIAL
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1902 - 1938
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U.K.
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108346
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IMPOCO
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1938 - 1939
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U.K.
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108346
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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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Mineral Oils Corp. (Hunting & Sons, Mgrs.)
London, Great Britain
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1898 - 1902
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U.K.
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108346
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. (J. McDonald, Mgr.)
London, Great Britain
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1902 - 1906
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U.K.
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108346
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. (J.H. Usman, Mgr.)
London, Great Britain
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1906 - 1912
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U.K.
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108346
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Imperial Oil, Ltd.
Sarnia, Ont. Canada
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1912 - 1937
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U.K.
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108346
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Imperial Oil Shipping Co., Ltd.
Charlottetown, P.E.I. Canada
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1937 - 1939
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U.K.
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108346
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Disposition
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Scrapped at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1939.
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History
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Came onto Great Lakes in 1902. Taken to British Columbia in 1922.
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Canada List of Shipping :
Registry #1
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108346
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Registry #2
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Registry #3
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IMO#
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MMSI#
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VRN#
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Name 1
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1898
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Minoco
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Name 5
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Name 2
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1912
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Imperial (I)
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Name 6
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Name 3
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1938
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Impoco
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Name 7
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Name 4
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Name 8
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Year Built
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1898
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Place
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
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Area
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Country
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UK
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Designer
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Measurement (imp)
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200'
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Builder
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Tyne Iron and Steam Boat Co. Ltd.
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Measurement (metric)
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Hull
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Steel
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Displacement
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938
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Gross Tonnage
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Type 1
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Tanker
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Registered Tonnage
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Type 2
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Engine
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Engine Manufacture
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Repower
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Propulsion
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Screw
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Rebuilds
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In 1922 she was refitted at Sarnia ON.
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Call Sign
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QCPJ
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Pendant #
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Masters
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Captain Lauchlin Morrison (1902); Captain Fred Foote (1902)
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Owner(s)
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In 1898 she was owned by the Mineral Oil Co. Ltd. In 1898 she was trading into Black Sea ports In c1902 she was owned by Anglo-American Oil Ltd. In 1912 she was owned by Imperial Oil tankers and carried kerosene and lubricants. In 1922 she was transferred to west coast from Great Lakes in tow of Albertolite. In 1930 she was owned by Imperial Oil Ltd. (W.B. Elsworth, manager).
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Fate
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Registry closed
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Date
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1939-00-00
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Named Features
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Significance of Name
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Anecdotes
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In 1902 she was chartered by the Imperial Oil Co. In 1902 she was on service between Ohio and Sarnia ON. In 1922 she was towed through the Panama Canal to Vancouver by the Albertolite. She had a capacity of 5500 barrels. She carried packaged products, kerosene and lubricants to Vancouver Island and Prince Rupert BC. In 1939 she was scrapped at Victoria BC by Capital Iron in Victoria BC.
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References
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Canada List of Shipping
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Last update
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2013-05-31
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