1963                                 Frankcliffe Hall     2                              2011

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lauzon QC by Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Hull 638
Launched Dec 7, 1962

730’ LOA, 708’10” LBP, 75’ beam, 39’2” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired boilers, steam turbine engine, 9000 SHP

Enrolled at
712.4 x 75.2 x 35.7, 17819 GT, 12602 NT     Can 313963     to:
Hall Corporation of Canada Ltd., Montreal QC (home port Montreal QC)

Entered service May 26, 1963 clearing Lauzon QC light for Duluth MN.  Up Welland Canal May 28, 1963

Deepened (by addition of a trunk deck) and converted to self-unloader 1980 at Thunder Bay ON by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 20646 GT, 14644 NT

Sold 1988 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC and renamed Halifax.

Laid up Dec 27, 2008 at Montreal QC and did not operate again

Sold for scrap 2011 to Turkish shipbreakers.  Cleared Montreal QC May 25, 2011 towed by tug Scirocco. Tow arrived Aliaga Turkey June 22, 2011.

IMO 5120075

6304