1977                                      Louis R. Desmarais                                                           

Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 212
Launched July 8, 1977

730’ LOA, 713’3” LBP, 75’ beam, 46’6” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 9000 BHP

Enrolled at
720.0 x 75.0 x 43.0, 22674 GT, 16337 NT     Can 369048     to:
Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC (home port Collingwood ON) (owned by parent company Power Corporation of Canada Ltd.)

Entered service Nov 3, 1977 clearing Qwen Sound ON light for Thunder Bay ON.  Down Welland Canal Nov 9, 1977 with iron ore for Hamilton ON.

Rebuilt 2001 at St. Catharines ON by Port Weller Dry Docks with new forebody built to take advantage of the new maximum dimensions allowed for transit through the St. Lawrence Seaway and renamed CSL Laurentien.

IMO 7423108

In service 2011 for Canada Steamship Lines

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