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Ministry of War Transport 1939-1946
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'.

The Miramar Ship Index for "EMPIRE MALDON"
IDNo:
5159521
Year:
1946
Name:
EMPIRE MALDON
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
19.11.1945
Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
04.1946

DWT:
5392
Yard No:
766
Length overall:
109.0
Ship Design:
LPP:
102.4
Country of build:
GBR
Beam:
14.7
Builder:
Laing
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Deptford Yard
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
1D-12

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
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
181129
5159521
1946
EMPIRE MALDON
3734
British Govt.
181129
5159521
1946
IMPERIAL HALIFAX
3734
1946
Imperial Oil Sg Co Ltd.
181129
5159521
5159521
1946
IMPERIAL HALIFAX
3734
1954
Imperial Oil Ltd.
181129
5159521
5159521
1946
CONGAR
3734
1970
Johnstone Sg Ltd.

Additional Information :

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Year Built
O.N
Vessel Name
Builder
Yard No
Vessel Type
Propulsion
1946
181129
EMPIRE MALDON
Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.
766
Tanker
Motor Vessel

Name
Official number
Flag
IMO
EMPIRE MALDON
181129
GBR
Year built
Date launched
Date completed
1946
19/11/1945
04/1946
Vessel type
Vessel description
Tanker Oil
Steel Motor Vessel
Builder
Yard
Yard no
Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Deptford
Deptford Yard
766
Tonnage
Length
Breadth
Depth
Draft
3734 grt / 1982 nrt / 5168 dwt
357 ft 7 in
48 ft 4 in
26 ft 6 in
21 ft 11 in
Engine builder
William Doxford & Sons Ltd.
Engine detail
Oil 2SA 3cyl (600 x 2320mm), 1 screw
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
Ministry of Transport - Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd., Sunderland
Sunderland
Other names
1946 IMPERIAL HALIFAX - 1970 CONGAR
Subsequent owner and registration history
1946 Imperial Oil Shipping Co. Ltd., Halifax N.S.
1954 Imperial Oil Ltd., Halifax N.S.
1970 Johnstone Shipping Ltd., Halifax / Toronto
Vessel history
-
Remarks
-
End year
Fate / Status
1978
Broken Up
Disposal Detail
01/1978 breaking commenced at Hamilton, Ontario by Strathearne Terminals Ltd.