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Imperial Hamilton - (1947-1963)
See her as : Imperial Sarnia (2) - (1948-1986) & Sarnolite - (1916-1947) & Imperial Hamilton 1961 Fire
"Imperial Hamilton" was build as "Sarnolite" in 1916. Served for Imperial Oil from 1947 till 1963.
Scrapped in 1963.
"Imperial Hamilton", ex. "Sarnolite".
"Imperial Hamilton", ex. "Sarnolite".
"Imperial Hamilton", in the Toronto Gap in August 1958.
"Imperial Hamilton" on the right and "Imperial Simvo" on the left.
"Imperial Hamilton".
"Imperial Hamilton".
( Photo thanks to Roel Broere )
"Imperial Hamilton".
"Imperial Hamilton".
"Imperial Hamilton", April 1959 and shes being helped through the ice by USCG "MACKINAW" at Port Huron,Mi.
( Photo Copyright Ricard Duncan )
"Imperial Hamilton", April 1959 at Port Huron,Mi.
( Photo Copyright Ricard Duncan )
"Imperial Hamilton".
"Imperial Hamilton".
( Photo by Richard Duncan, from the Lake Huron Lore collection )
The Miramar Ship Index for "SARNOLITE"
IDNo:
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1134515
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Year:
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1916
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Name:
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SARNOLITE
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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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27.09.1916
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Flag:
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CAN
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Date of completion:
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11.1916
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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47
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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76.2
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Country of build:
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CAN
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Beam:
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13.1
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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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1T-8.5
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Subsequent History:
1947 IMPERIAL SARNIA - 1948 IMPERIAL HAMILTON
Disposal Data:
Made into a barge 1962 & eventually scrapped in 1970.
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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134515
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1134515
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1916
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SARNOLITE
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2060
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Imperial Oil
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134515
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1134515
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1916
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IMPERIAL SARNIA
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2060
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1947
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Imperial Oil
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134515
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1134515
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1916
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IMPERIAL HAMILTON
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2060
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1948
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Imperial Oil
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Additional information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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SARNOLITE
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Nationality
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CANADA
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Official Number:
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134515
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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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250.00
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Gross Tonnage:
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2060.00
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Vessel Width:
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43.00
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Net Tonnage:
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0.00
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Vessel Height
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16.50
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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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00047
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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 Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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Date of Build
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1916
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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 SARNIA
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1947 - 1948
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CANADA
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134515
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IMPERIAL HAMILTON
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1948 - 1970
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CANADA
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134515
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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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Imperial Oil, Ltd.
Sarnia, Ont. Canada
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1916 - 1962
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CANADA
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134515
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Earl R. McMurter
Sarnia, Ont. Canada
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1962 - 1965
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CANADA
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134515
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Medusa Portland Cement Co.
Charlevoix, MI U.S.
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1965 - 1967
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Bultema Dock & Dredge Co.
Muskegon, MI U.S.
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1967 - 1970
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Rebuild History
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Dimension change, 1946 (250 x 43.16 x 16.58). Hull stripped by Earl's Welding Service, Sarnia, Ont., 1962; pilothouse removed to Courtright, Ont., as marine museum.
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Disposition
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Sunk as temporary breakwater, c.1968, at Palisades (South Haven), MI. Went to pieces in winter, 1969-1970; clamshelled out and scrapped in summer, 1970.
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History
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Stripped hull sold to Portland Medusa Cement Co. for proposed dock at Charlevoix, MI, in 1965, but was never used. Passed up at Detroit, October 13, 1967, in tow of tug MUSKEGON, bound for Lake Michigan. As IMPERIAL HAMILTON: Severely damaged in stern section by explosion, September 5, 1961, at dock, Sarnia, Ont. Five crewmen injured.
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