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Empire Maldon - (1946-1946)
Build in 1946 as "Empire Maldon", sold in the same year as "Imperial Halifax", as seen here.
Sold in 1969 as "Congar". Scrapped in 1978.
Lloyd's Register data, 1945/46, Empire Maldon),
43.5 ft. long (109.0 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, 357.6 ft. long (102.4 metres) overall, speed of 12 knots, signal letters GKVN, later VGDC, oil engines by Wm. Doxford & Sons Ltd. of Sunderland.
Built for Ministry of War Transport & intended to be managed by British Tanker Co. Ltd., of London. However advises that the vessel, in fact, was managed by 'Anglo-American Oil Company'. In 1946 she was sold to Imperial Oil & renamed Imperial Halifax, but the data differs as to who actually owned her. The 1945/46 Lloyd's register available at link 8 states that the vessel was then owned by 'Imperial Oil Ltd. Marine Department' with 'T. S. Johnston' the managers. Miramar indicates that from 1946 to 1954, the vessel was owned by Imperial Oil Shipping Co. Ltd. ('Shipping') & in 1954 the owner became Imperial Oil Ltd. Subsidiaries of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. All other sites do not refer to Shipping.
The 1957/58 edition of Lloyd's Register states 'Imperial Oil Ltd. Marine Division' to be the owner with W. R. Smeltzer, of Halifax, the managers. Used in the Canadian Maritime Provinces & East Coast trade. In dense fog, on Jul. 16, 1959, Imperial Halifax, outbound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, was in collision, at a speed of 4 knots, with 2,153 ton Willowbranch, inbound from Montreal. The court held that responsibility was shared 50/50.
On May 3, 1960, the ship was damaged in berthing at No. 4 Imperial Oil Dock, (where is it?). In 1969, the vessel was sold to 'Johnstone Shipping Limited', of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (an affiliate of 'Ship Repairs & Supplies', of Toronto) & renamed Congar. The 'Con' being after Constance Johnstone. The vessel commenced Great Lakes service on Apl. 16, 1970. On Sep. 29, 1970, the vessel struck & destroyed No. 2 fender boom, at the Eisenhower Lock, St. Lawrence Seaway, holding up traffic for a few hours.
The vessel grounded in Lake St. Clair on Christmas Eve 1970 & 'McQueen' tugs Amherstberg & Atomic went to her assistance. Congar also ran aground in the St. Lawrence River, near Wilson, Ont., on Dec. 18, 1971. The vessel was idle at Toronto in the 1976 shipping season & was then partially stripped of her navigational equipment. In Nov. 1977, the vessel was sold to United Metals Ltd. of Strathearne Terminals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, & on Oct. 26, 1977 departed Toronto, in tow, for the short trip to Hamilton, where demolition commenced in Jan. 1978. Is my ref. to 'Strathearne Terminals', likely 'Strathearne Terminals (Hamilton) Limited'.
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The Miramar Ship Index for "EMPIRE MALDON"
IDNo:
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5159521
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Year:
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1946
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Name:
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EMPIRE MALDON
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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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19.11.1945
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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04.1946
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DWT:
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5392
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Yard No:
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766
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Length overall:
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109.0
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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102.4
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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14.7
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Builder:
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Laing
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Deptford Yard
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Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
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1D-12
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Subsequent History:
1946 IMPERIAL HALIFAX - 1970 CONGAR
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Hamilton, Ont., 11.1977, work began 01.1978 [ by Strathearne Terminals Ltd. ]
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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181129
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5159521
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1946
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EMPIRE MALDON
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3734
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British Govt.
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181129
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5159521
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1946
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IMPERIAL HALIFAX
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3734
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1946
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Imperial Oil Sg Co Ltd.
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181129
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5159521
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5159521
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1946
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IMPERIAL HALIFAX
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3734
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1954
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Imperial Oil Ltd.
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181129
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5159521
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5159521
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1946
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CONGAR
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3734
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1970
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Johnstone Sg Ltd.
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Additional Information :
Copyright © 2018 Wear Built Ships
Year Built
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O.N
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Vessel Name
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Builder
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Yard No
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Vessel Type
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Propulsion
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1946
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181129
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EMPIRE MALDON
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Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.
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766
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Tanker
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Motor Vessel
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Name
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Official number
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Flag
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IMO
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EMPIRE MALDON
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181129
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GBR
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Year built
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Date launched
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Date completed
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1946
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19/11/1945
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04/1946
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Vessel type
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Vessel description
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Tanker Oil
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Steel Motor Vessel
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Builder
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Yard
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Yard no
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Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Deptford
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Deptford Yard
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766
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Tonnage
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Length
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Breadth
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Depth
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Draft
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3734 grt / 1982 nrt / 5168 dwt
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357 ft 7 in
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48 ft 4 in
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26 ft 6 in
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21 ft 11 in
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Engine builder
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William Doxford & Sons Ltd.
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Engine detail
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Oil 2SA 3cyl (600 x 2320mm), 1 screw
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First owner
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First port of register
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Registration date
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Ministry of Transport - Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd., Sunderland
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Sunderland
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Other names
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1946 IMPERIAL HALIFAX - 1970 CONGAR
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Subsequent owner and registration history
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1946 Imperial Oil Shipping Co. Ltd., Halifax N.S.
1954 Imperial Oil Ltd., Halifax N.S.
1970 Johnstone Shipping Ltd., Halifax / Toronto
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Vessel history
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Remarks
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End year
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Fate / Status
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1978
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Broken Up
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Disposal Detail
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01/1978 breaking commenced at Hamilton, Ontario by Strathearne Terminals Ltd.
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