Fort St. Louis

1963                                 Fort St. Louis                                      1993 (

Steel Great Lakes and Seaway combination bulk and package freight vessel

Built at Lauzon QC by Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Hull 641
Launched May 31, 1963

463’ LOA, 441’3” LBP, 56’ beam, 32’ depth
Oil-fired diesel engines, 6000 BHP

Enrolled at
450.0 x 56.1 x 28.1, 5947 GT, 3736 NT     Can 313968     to:
Steel Company of Canada Ltd., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC).  Chartered to Canada Steamship Lines

Entered service Aug 1963.

Sold 1964 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Laid up Dec 16, 1981 at Hamilton ON and did not operate again

Sold for scrap 1993 to Colombian shipbreakers.  Cleared Pointe-au-Pic QC with str. Hochelaga towed by Panamanian tug Pamar Salvor. 

Sold 1994 for off-Lakes service.

Renamed Christos P. (Belize) 1994.

IMO 5411163

 

6309

 

 

 

 

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