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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 28, No. 7 13951 Faust, Detroit, Michigan 48223, March, .1975 Photo by the Author “Designed for‘Long Seasons his year saw the entry into service of a new $10 million Imp- oe 8 erial Oil, Ltd., vessel, the IMPERIAL ST. CLAIR. She is de- signed to Lloyd's "Ice Class 1" to take advantagé of the lengthening lakes season. She was originally supposed to re- place the IMPERIAL SARNIA which was due for retirement this year. The SARNIA's retirement has been postponed however -and the IMPERIAL Sf. CLAIR will run mostly to eastern Canada and the Arctic until at least 1977. A unique feature of this ship is the use of low pressure rubber tires implanted in the hull at critical points to serve as bumpers. Her statistics are: Length 435 ft., breadth 74 ft. Dead- weight on summer draft approximately 12,707 tons. Engine: M.A.N. 2- stroke, single acting, direct drive diesel of 6,500 B.H.P. The en- gine is pilothouse controlled. Greg Rudnick