1951 Imperial Redwater 1985
Steel Great Lakes tanker
Built at Port Arthur ON by Port Arthur Ship Building Co., Hull 106
Keel laid March 13, 1950; launched Nov 18, 1950
620’ LOA, 600’ LBP, 68’ beam, 35’ depth
1 deck, oil-fired boilers, steam turbine engine, 4500 SHP
Enrolled at Port Arthur ON
601.5 x 68.3 x 34.7, 12582 GT, 9581 NT Can 192769 to:
Pipe Line Tankers Ltd., Toronto ON, Imperial Oil Ltd., Mgr. (home port Port Arthur ON)
Entered service May 16, 1951
Built to carry Alberta oil from Superior WI to Sarnia ON. Service discontinued when pipeline from the western oil fields was finished.
Sold 1953 to Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Toronto ON
Converted 1954 to bulk freighter at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd.
Remeasured to 31.0 depth and 11816 GT, 7950 NT (home port to Toronto ON)
Renamed R. Bruce Angus 1954
Sold for scrap 1985 to Portuguese shipbreakers. Cleared Quebec QC with str. Gordon C. Leitch under tow. Tow arrived Setubal Portugal Aug 20, 1985
IMO 5288463
See history in Scanner Nov 2006 (#302)
Also in Great Lakes Ships We Remember III p. 187
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