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Registry #1	325544 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1965	Frank Broderick	Name 6
Name 2	1995	Coulson Marine One	Name 7
Name 3	1997	Seaworker	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1965	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	220' x 42.1' x 10.9'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	1618	Type 1	Landing Craft
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Research Vessel
Engine	2-3280bhp T/S diesel 16-cylinder engines	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Cleveland OH
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	She was lengthened to accomodate more cargo. She was re-built in 1969 at Tuktoyaktuk NWT to 280' steel-hulled 2136gt 1555rt. She was converted to an exploration vessel for the oil play.	Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1965-1979 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB Canada. Northern Transportation Co. Ltd. Had the Frank Broderick built for Arctic sealift service in Esquimalt in 1965. In 1995-1997 she was owned by Coulson Marine Group to support helicopter logging, carrying a sky crane and other helicopters. In 1997 she was owned by Supportworx B.V., Netherlands.

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1997-08-26

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
A modern design this vessel had loading doors in the bow which could be opened to allow a roll-on roll-off operation. There were no wharves in most of the communities in the Western Arctic which dictated the design of the ship. Even now there are only wharves at Tuktoyaktuk and Cambridge Bay. The newer design allowed for the use of forklifts and other specialized cargo-handling equipment and the cargo was then palletized. The cargo transport market was such that the James Broderick was already too small. The cargo service continued to evolve rapidly through this period and the introduction of containerized cargo services continued rapidly. Large handling machinery such as huge forklifts which could lift a 40 ton container were introduced. This became the standard approach which is continued to the current day in the north. The James Broderick, even after her rebuilding, could not efficiently handle the 40 ton containers so this vessel was eclipsed by the barge traffic and laid up at anchor for several years. The vessel was originally built as a landing craft in 1965 by Yarrows Ltd. and converted during 1980 to an Arctic class survey vessel. Vessel had been nicknamed "the Cadillac of the Arctic" by many who sailed on her.

Anecdotes

A modern design this vessel had loading doors in the bow which could be opened to allow a roll-on roll-off operation. There were no wharves in most of the communities in the Western Arctic which dictated the design of the ship. Even now there are only wharves at Tuktoyaktuk and Cambridge Bay. The newer design allowed for the use of forklifts and other specialized cargo-handling equipment and the cargo was then palletized. The cargo transport market was such that the James Broderick was already too small. The cargo service continued to evolve rapidly through this period and the introduction of containerized cargo services continued rapidly. Large handling machinery such as huge forklifts which could lift a 40 ton container were introduced. This became the standard approach which is continued to the current day in the north. The James Broderick, even after her rebuilding, could not efficiently handle the 40 ton containers so this vessel was eclipsed by the barge traffic and laid up at anchor for several years. The vessel was originally built as a landing craft in 1965 by Yarrows Ltd. and converted during 1980 to an Arctic class survey vessel. Vessel had been nicknamed "the Cadillac of the Arctic" by many who sailed on her.

References
Canada List of Shipping; www.marcon.com;
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