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Page 116 The IMPERIAL LEDUC was converted to a dry bulk carrier and lengthened to 692 feet at Port Author in 1957. gold" to the hungry markets in the east stopped at Superior, Wisconsin. T tinkers would complete the final leg of the journey to the refineries on the lower 1 tikes. Imperial Oil ordered four large tankers of 620 feet length to transport the crude. The contract was let to the Collingwood shipyard for the first of this new breed. Keel laying ceremonies for this liquid cargo carrier, known as Hull 146, was held on March 7,1950. Construction moved quickly and on the following November 4, Imperial Leduc was sidelaunched into the chilled waters of Georgian Bay. The name Leduc was chosen to honor the community south of Edmonton where the massive oil reserves were first discovered in 1947. The finishing touches were applied during the winter and Imperial Leduc cleared the yard for trials on April 13, 1951. She then headed for Superior, Wisconsin, to load. It was expected that the vessel would take the first cargo of crude out of Superior to Sarnia, but the small tanker Makaweli received that honor. Imperial Leduc followed on April 24. Work for such a large tanker declined and as a result, CSL sent Nipigon Bay to Port Arthur for rebuilding in late 1957. The ship was modified to a dry bulk carrier for the ore, grain and coal trades and lengthened to 692 feet. When Nipigon Bay resumed trading in 1958, she was registered at 13,274 gross tons and 9,711 net. Her carrying capacity was 18,030 tons deadweight. She joined the main CSL fleet and acquired the traditional hull colors of their bulkers. There was still one year before the Seaway was to open so Nipigon Bay worked the five Great Lakes carrying grain, coal and iron ore. When the long awaited St.