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Created: 2020-04-11 12:07:34 PM
Last Edited: 2022-08-15 11:51:31 PM

Lachinedoc	Lachinedoc (1968/06)	Lachinedoc (1968/06)	Lachinedoc (1970/08)
Lachinedoc (1971)	Emerald (1975/09/05)	Emerald (1975/09/05)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Atlantic Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Newport, Wales	Hull #:	5
Design:	Canaller
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1955/11/11	Commissioned:	1956/05

Propulsion
As built	Type:	2 Blackstone 8-cylinder diesel engines	Output:	716 kW (960 bhp) - 8.5 Knots
	Manufacturer:	Blackstone & Company Ltd. - Stamford, United Kingdom

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	78.9 m (259.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	2193
	Length (lbp):		Net Tonnage:	1648
	Beam:	13.3 m (43.75 ft)	Dead Weight:	4152
	Depth:	6.9 m (22.5 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
N.M. Paterson & Sons - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada		1956/05	1975
Gulf Development Marine Services Company - UAE		1975	1981/11/08

Fleet	From	Until
N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. - Canada		1983

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Lachinedoc	1975
Emerald	1981/11/08

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 197721	Fort William, Ontario, Canada	VDWF		1956/05	1975

Description

On 8 November 1981 while enroute from Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates to Bahrain with a cargo of aggregates and steel wire mesh she sank in the Arabian Gulf in a position 26.15N by 52.41E with the loss of 9 lives

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:	Work Began:
Lost	Sank in the Arabian Gulf (26.15N/52.41E)		Date:	1981/11/08

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