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Transit History

Created: 2018-12-13 9:36:13 PM
Last Edited: 2022-11-30 1:36:15 PM

W.M. Edington	W.M. Edington (1970/07/05)	W.M. Edington (1971/08)	W.M. Edington (1971/08/07)
W.M. Edington (1979/08/06)	W.M. Edington (1981/11/14)	W.M. Edington (1982/03/27)	Niagara II (1986/02/23)
Niagara II (1988/07/02)	Niagara II (1988/07/02)	Niagara II (1989/05/14)	Niagara II (1991/04/30)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Furness Shipbuilding Company Ltd.	Location:	Haverton Hill-on-Tees, England	Hull #:	174
Keel Layed:	1929/11/30	Launched:	1930/04/09	Commissioned:	1930/04

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion steam engine (13.5", 22" & 37" x 27")	Output:	9 knots
	Manufacturer:	North Eastern Marine Engineering (1938) Ltd. - Newcastle, United Kingdom
Year: 1973	Type:	1 Caterpillar diesel engine	Output:	635 bhp (625 kW) - 9 knots
	Manufacturer:	Caterpillar Tractor Company - Peoria, Illinois, USA
Year: 1990	Type:		Output:
	Manufacturer:	Engines removed and vessel converted to a sandsucking barge.

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	53.53 m	Gross Tonnage:
	Length (lbp):		Net Tonnage:
	Beam:	10.72 m	Dead Weight:
	Depth:	3.97 m	Displacement:
	Draft:
	Change Description:	Originally built as an oil tanker
Year: 1954	Length (oa):	53.35 m (175.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	749
	Length (lbp):		Net Tonnage:	426
	Beam:	10.72 m (35.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	610
	Depth:	3.97 m (13.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:
	Change Description:	Converted to a suction dredger
Year: 1990	Length (oa):		Gross Tonnage:
	Length (lbp):		Net Tonnage:
	Beam:		Dead Weight:
	Depth:		Displacement:
	Draft:
	Change Description:	Converted to an un-powered sandsucking barge

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Imperial Oil Ltd. (Marine Division) - Montreal, Quebec, Canada		1930	1954
Holden Sand & Gravel Ltd. - Canada		1954	1967
McNamara Marine Ltd. - Canada		1967	1968
Federal Equipment Quebec Ltd. - Canada		1968	1969
Ontario-Lake Erie Sand Ltd. - Canada		1969	1984
McKeil Work Boats Ltd. - Canada		1984	1999/05

Fleet

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Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Rideaulite	1947
Imperial Lachine	1954
Niagara	1969
W.M. Edington	1984
Niagara II	1999

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 155286	Montreal, Quebec, Canada			1930	1967
Can 155286	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	VDPF		1967	1999/05

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:		Work Began:
Lost	Sunk as a dive site off Tobermory, Ontario.			Date:	1999/05/15

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