1965 Tarantau 1999
Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 184
Keel laid Dec 4, 1963; launched July 23, 1964
730’ LOA, 708’4” LBP, 75’ beam, 41’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired boilers, steam turbine engine, 9000 SHP
Enrolled at
712.0 x 75.2 x 39.4, 19494 GT, 13395 NT Can 318687 to:
Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC). Chartered to Canada Steamship Lines.
Entered service April 22, 1965 clearing Collingwood ON light for Taconite Harbor MN. Down Welland Canal April 29, 1965
Sold 1966 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Laid up Dec 23, 1996 at Toronto ON and did not operate again.
Sold for scrap 1999 to International Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON. Towed to Port Colborne and scrapped there.
IMO 6421062
See history in Detroit Marine Historian Sept 2007 (#28)
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Can you tell me if Jessie Bernie Cooper ever Captained this ship?
Give me a time frame and I’ll see what I can do.