Ship Details |
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PoplarbranchPhoto Credit: Vancouver Public Library VPL44719 |
Registry #1 | 175591 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1944 | Springbank Park | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1946 | Poplarbranch | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | 1957c | Straits Conveyor | Name 8 | ||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1944 | Place | Collingwood | Area | ON | Country | Canada |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 219.9' x 43.9' x 17.2' |
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Builder | Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 2400 | Type 1 | Tanker, Lakes-type |
Registered Tonnage | 1438 | Type 2 | Barge, covered |
Engine | Engine Manufacture | (nk) | |
Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
Rebuilds | In 1957 she was re-built as a non-powered barge by Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt BC. | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1947 she was owned by Branch Lines Ltd., Montreal QC. In 1957-1967 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1979 she was owned by Surfline Timber Products Ltd., Campbell River BC. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1985-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | Springbank Park is a 140-hectare (300 acre) park located along a stretch of the Thames River in London, Ontario. |
Anecdotes |
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Bill Carey (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 05/06/2019) stated that "The Straits Conveyor was an open hopper barge. Conveyor belt system below decks for off loading." A Victoria Daily Colonist article in 1959 stated "In an incident at Chemainus this vessel became unstable during unloading and turned over dumping 3,500 tons of coal slag into the harbour. this caused a small tsunami which swamped dozens of vessels in the harbour." |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping; |
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