Ship Details |
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Canmar Explorer IIPhoto Credit: Carl Bosnyak |
Registry #1 | 368961 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1945 | Mooring Hitch | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1976 | Canmar Explorer II | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1945 | Place | Brunswick | Area | GA | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 365' x ? x ? |
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Builder | J.A. Jones Construction Co. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 6751 | Type 1 | Drill Ship, ice strengthened |
Registered Tonnage | 4159 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 7 diesel 16-cylinder 1700bhp engines | Engine Manufacture | Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | In 1976 she was rebuilt at Galveston TX. In 1980 she was rebuilt at McKinley Bay NT. In 1980 she was rebuilt at McKinley Bay NT. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | Masters | Captain Ronald Colby (1988); |
Owner(s) |
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She was owned by the US Department of Commerce, Washington DC. In 1976-79 she was owned by Dome Petroleum Ltd., Calgary AB (Canadian Marine Drilling Ltd., mgrs.) |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1997-09-10 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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Type C1-M-AV1 drill ship. In 1988 this vesselmade an East to West Transit of the Northwest Passage under Captain Ronald Colby. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia |
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