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Created: 2019-04-21 11:46:35 PM
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CFAV Saint Charles (1977/04/23)		 Thumbnail Image for Chebucto Sea oncontextmenu=
Chebucto Sea (1996/11)
  IMO: 6124433  
Details/Construction
Builder:Saint John Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Ltd.Location:Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaHull #:33
Keel Layed:1954/04/28Launched:1956/07/10Commissioned:1957/06/07
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Fairbanks Morse diesel engineOutput:1950 bhp (1455 kW) - 13.0 knots
Manufacturer:Fairbanks, Morse (Canada) Ltd. - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):46.1 m (151.2 ft)Gross Tonnage:773
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:
Beam:10.1 m (33.1 ft)Dead Weight:338
Depth:5.18 m (17.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Royal Canadian Navy - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada19571994
Secunda Marine Services - Halifax, NS, Canada19942009
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
CFAV Saint Charles (ATA 533)1965
Saint Charles1993
Chebucto Sea2009
Matterhorn
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
Can 817728 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1957 1994
Can 817728 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1994 2014
Description
An excerpt from Shipfax, by Mac MacKay - "It went to work barge towing and even figured in salvage projects. Eventually Secunda bareboat chartered the tug to haul pulpwood barges. It was aground at Rimouski in August 1996 and repaired at Ile-aux-Coudres. In October 1998 it lost power off Corner Brook and in May 1999 it broke its tail shaft on a voyage to Stephenville. It was towed back to Halifax by fleetmate Tignish Sea and laid up. A lengthy legal dispute ensued, which was not resolved until 2005. The tug had a refit in Shelburne in 2006 but remained laid up until 2009 when it was sold. The tug Keewatin towed it to Marystown Newfoundland where it was renamed Matterhorn by new owners associated with Miller Shipping/Midnight Marine. At time of sale its controllable pitch was no functioning. Since 2009 I have seen reports of it in St.John's, but do not know what the tug is doing."
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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