Ship Details

Lake Babine

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Photo Credit: Linda Carter

 
 
Registry #1 174820 (Canada) Registry #2 (Panama Register) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Mackinac (I) Name 6 1960 Assimina P.
Name 2 1943 Beaton Park Name 7 1961 Assimina Piangos
Name 3 1946 Lake Babine Name 8
Name 4 1951 Mountainside Name 9
Name 5 1953 Santa Marina Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7164 Type 1 Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage 4322 Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder Dominion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign VDZX/HPCQ (1959)
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Government of Canada (Park Steamship Co.), (managed by the North Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC). In 1946 she was owned by Western Canada Steamship Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1951 she was owned by Andros Shipping Co. Ltd., Montreal QC managed by Goulandris Bros., London UK. In 1953 she was owned by Araucana Cia. Armadora S.A., Panama managed by Orion Shipping & Trading Co., NY. In 1959 she was owned by Mina Cia. de Vapores S.A. In 1964 she was owned by Mina Cia. de Vapores S.A.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1967-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1967 this vessel was broken up at Kahsiung, Taiwan ROC.
 
References
Heal, S.C. (1999); Canada List of Shipping; Lloyd's Register 1947/8; Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945;
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