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Created: 2019-05-18 6:13:28 AM
Last Edited: 2024-02-29 12:06:06 PM

Tarantau (1972/07/29)	Tarantau (1985/05)	Tarantau (1988/07)	Tarantau (1990/06/20)
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Details/Construction
Builder:	Collingwood Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Collingwood, Ontario, Canada	Hull #:	184
Keel Layed:	1963/12/04	Launched:	1964/07/23	Commissioned:	1965/04/22

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 Diesel engine	Output:	9000 SHP - 14.5 knots
	Manufacturer:

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	222.5 m (730.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	19494
	Length (lbp):	215.9 m (708.33 ft)	Net Tonnage:	13395
	Beam:	22.9 m (75.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	27390
	Depth:	12.0 m (39.4 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Canadian General Electric Company Ltd. - Montreal, Quebec		1965/04/22	1966
Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. - Montreal, Canada		1966	1999
International Marine Salvage Ltd.		1999	Scrapped

Fleet	From	Until
Canada Steamship Lines - Canada	1966	1996/12/23

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Tarantau

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 318687	Montreal, Quebec, Canada			1964/04/22	1999/10

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Port Colborne, Ontario by International Marine Salvage.
Arrival at Yard	1999/10/31	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost			Date:

Comments

Nov 23, 2020
9:30 PM

I remember the man from the machine shop who took measurements before machining shim stock or pads to fit under that 60 tons gearbox. TARANTAU had two automated water tubes boilers and two steam turbines. The first large bore Sulzer diesel was installed aboard RIMOUSKI.
Posted by: DANIEL BERUBE