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Wheat King
Wheat King - Welland Canal - June, 1978
 
Photographed while entering the Welland Canal from Lake Ontario at Port Weller, Ontario during June of 1978.
More details and photos for: Wheat King
Fleet:Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. (ULS) - Toronto, OntarioIMO:5388782 
Owner: Category:Bulk Carrier (Great Lakes)
Manager: Port/Flag:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dimensions:Length (oa): 222.05 m (728.5 ft) Length (lbp): 213.21 m (699.5 ft) Beam: 22.2 m (72.8 ft) Depth: 11.66 m (38.3 ft) Draft: 9.424 m (30.9 ft)Call Sign:VDJS
Built:Lithgows Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland - Entered service in 1953/01
Names:Llandaff (1960), Wheat King (1987), Bulk Cat (1989), Brugse 1 (1989/10)
Disposition:Scrapped at Chittagong Roads, Bangladesh
Arrived at yard on 1989/10/11

Photographer:John CoulterCollection:John Coulter Collection - Courtesy Fred Miller (Port Huron, Michigan, United States)
Format:Ektachrome SlideViews:150 
Uploaded:2019-03-01 8:13 PM by Jeff Cameron

Comments

May 22, 2021
3:12 PM
i was a deckhand on the Wheat King when this photo was taken - Bill Neuerberg was chief mate - he sure liked to keep her painted & clean - he gave careful consideration when choosing what colours to paint the bulkheads back aft... the Wheat King was a salty converted into a laker - i remember the old steam winches were very cool with steam billowing all over the place... when tying up & letting go, a deckhand operated the winches , taking hand signals from the mate standing at the bulwark - way more fun than most other ships equipped with electric winches and controls mounted at the gunwale/bulwark which were operated by the mate himself.
Posted by: dale parent