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




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Tarantau (1972/07/29)
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Tarantau (1985/05)
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Tarantau (1988/07)
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Tarantau (1990/06/20)
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Tarantau (1991/08)
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Tarantau (1993/05/30)
  IMO: 6421062  
Details/Construction
Builder:Collingwood Shipbuilding CompanyLocation:Collingwood, Ontario, CanadaHull #:184
Keel Layed:1963/12/04Launched:1964/07/23Commissioned:1965/04/22
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Diesel engineOutput:9000 SHP - 14.5 knots
Manufacturer:
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (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 HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Canadian General Electric Company Ltd. - Montreal, Quebec1965/04/221966
Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. - Montreal, Canada19661999
International Marine Salvage Ltd.1999Scrapped
FleetFromUntil
Canada Steamship Lines - Canada19661996/12/23
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Tarantau
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
Can 318687 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1964/04/22 1999/10
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Port Colborne, Ontario by International Marine Salvage.
Arrival at Yard1999/10/31Beached:Work Began:
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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