Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 21, n. 3 (May - June 1972), p. 72

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MAY JUNE, 1972 Eelam a Serco Se he 1O0COMA YOUNG PHOTO Author's Collection for McColl Frontenac Oil Company. Later Texaco Chief, Fuel Transporter and until recente ly Hall Corporation's Fuel Transport. CYCLO WARRIOR (Can 160731); 1930 Haverton Hill, England by Furness Ship Building Company for McColl Frontenac Oil Company. Later Texaco Warrior and presently Lake Transport. ELMBRANCH (ex*eNorwood Park, Can 175390); 1944 Collingwood by Collingwood Shipyards for Canadian Government. Acquired by Branch Lines Ltd. in 1945 and renamed Elmbranch. Length increased to 321 feet in 1960. In service. FIRBRANCH (exeMillican Park, Can 175584); 1944 Sorel, P.Q. by Marine Industries, Ltd for Canadian Government. Acquired by Branch Lines Ltd. in 1946 and renamed. In service. FRESHMOOR (Br. 160573); 1928 Sunderland, England by Doxford for Freshmoor Navigation Come pany, London. Was on the Gredt Lakes in the early 1930's under charter to Lever Brothe ers. Later British Foss Beck and French Port St. Louis. DISPOSITION DATA WANTED. HICKOROL (Br 142314); 1918 Dumbarton, Scotland by A. McMillan & Sons for the British Admiralty. Later in commercial trade and came to the Great Lakes under charter in the mid-1930's. DISPOSITION DATA WANTED. BRUCE HUDSON (Can 158658); 1935 Fort Erie, Ontario by Horton Steel Works for Lloyd Refineries. Originally a barge, but lengthened in 1939 and powered with steam engines from the former passenger Waubic. Later named Coastal Cliff. IMPERIAL (exsMinoco, Br 108346); 1898 Willington Quay on Tyne, England by Tyne Iron Ship Building Company for Mineral Oils Corporation (Hunting & Sons, Mgr.) Brought to Great Lakes in 1902 by Imperial Oil Ltd. and renamed. Went to West Coast in 1922 and renamed Impoco in 1938. Scrapped at Victoria, B. C. IMPERIAL (Can 171704); 1938 Collingwood by Collingwood Shipyards for Imperial Oil Ltd. Renamed Imperial Vancouver in 1946 and Esso Andina in 1970. Was built for west coast service and has been very recently transferred to South America. IMPERIAL COLLINGWOOD (Can 176114); 1948 Collingwood by Collingwood Shipyards for Imperi« al Oil Ltd. Has been extensively rebuilt in recent years. In service. IMPERIAL LONDON (Can 176115); 1948 Collingwood by Collingwood Shipyards for Imperial Oil Ltd. Sister ship of Imperial Collingwood. Has gone through the same rebuilding and

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