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Created: 2019-02-16 10:24:03 PM
Last Edited: 2023-11-18 5:26:59 PM

Fort Chambly (1963/09)	Fort Chambly (1966/05/22)	Fort Chambly (1971/06/12)	Fort Chambly (1971/07/02)
Fort Chambly (1980/05/17)	Fort Chambly (1980/05/26)	Fort Chambly (1980/05/26)	Fort Chambly (1988/03/19)
Fort Chambly (1989/07/30)

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5117949

Details/Construction
Builder:	Collingwood Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Collingwood, Ontario, Canada	Hull #:	169
Keel Layed:	1960/05/19	Launched:	1960/12/19	Commissioned:	1961/04

Propulsion
As built	Type:	4 Fairbanks, Morse diesel engines (2 x 8-cylinder & 2 x 10-cylinder)	Output:	7200 bhp (5371 kW) - 17.5 knots
	Manufacturer:	Fairbanks, Morse & Company - Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

Dimensions
Year: 1976	Length (oa):	141.1 m (462.9 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	5873
	Length (lbp):	134.52 m (441.3 ft)	Net Tonnage:	3833
	Beam:	17.2 m (56.4 ft)	Dead Weight:	8743
	Depth:	9.76 m (32.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	5.633 m (18.5 ft)
	Change Description:	Converted to a crane ship by Eriksbergs MEK. Verkstads Aktiebolaget in Gothenburg, Sweden

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Steel Company of Canada Ltd. - Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Canada Steamship Lines - Canada	1961/04	1963
Canada Steamship Lines - Montreal, Quebec, Canada		1963	1977/01
Canada Steamship Lines - Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Devon Ltd. - Hamilton, Bermuda	1977/01	1978/04/01
Power Corporation of Canada	Canada Steamship Lines - Canada	1978/04/01	1983

Fleet	From	Until
Canada Steamship Lines - Canada	1961/04	1983

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Fort Chambly	1975
Chambly Era	1978
Fort Chambly	1989

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 188391	Montreal, Quebec, Canada			1961/04	1977/01
Br 188396	Hamilton, Bermuda			1977/01	1978/04/01
Can 188396	Montreal, Quebec, Canada			1978/04/01	1983

Description

23 December 1981 - FORT CHAMBLY laid up for the last time at Ojibway, Ontario
6 December 1988 - While in layup at Ojibway, arsonists set fire to the ship's accommodations and she was completely gutted as a result
14 July 1989 - Departed Ojibway under tow of the tugs ARGUE MARTIN and LAC MANITOBA
9 August 1989 - Departed Sorel, Quebec with her former fleetmate NIPIGON BAY behind the deep sea tug FAIRPLAY IX bound for Aliaga, Turkey

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey by Yazici GS
Arrival at Yard	1989/09/19	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost			Date:

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