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Imperial - (1901-1912)
See her also in the "OTHER ESSO RALATED COMPANY'S-SITE" as "Impoco - (1938-1939)".
"Imperial" was build by 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".
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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Launch Date:
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22.01.1898
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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03.1898
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Flag:
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GBR
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Keel:
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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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