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Created: 2019-05-18 6:13:28 AM
Last Edited: 2020-11-23 1:32:42 PM

Tarantau (1972/07/29)	Tarantau (1985/05)	Tarantau (1988/07)	Tarantau (1990/06/20)
Tarantau (1991/08)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Collingwood Shipbuilding	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:	14.5 knots
	Manufacturer:

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	217.1 m (712.3 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	19494
	Length (lbp):		Net Tonnage:	13395
	Beam:	22.92 m (75.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	27390
	Depth:	12.0 m (39.4 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:

Owner History

Fleet History

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Name History

Registration History

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Tarantau

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
Can 318687

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