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Last Edited: 2021-06-09 10:02:20 AM




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Black River (1964/08)
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Black River (1968/07)
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Black River (1970/07/12)
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Black River (1970/09)
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Black River (1973/06)
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Black River (1974/09)
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Black River (1976)
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Black River (1977/06)
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Black River (1979/10/22)
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Tuxpancliffe (1979/11/18)
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Tuxpancliffe (1979/11/25)
  IMO: 5045940  
Details/Construction
Builder:F.W. Wheeler & CompanyLocation:West Bay City, MichiganHull #:118
Keel Layed:Launched:1896/10/07Commissioned:1897/04/27
Propulsion
Year: 1952Type:1 Diesel engineOutput:
Manufacturer:
   
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):116.6 m (382.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:3419
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:3159
Beam:13.7 m (45.0 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:7.0 m (23.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Year: 1937Length (oa):116.6 m (382.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:3395
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:3003
Beam:13.7 m (45.1 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:6.6 m (21.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Change Description:Remeasured for Canadian registration.
Year: 1952Length (oa):113.7 m (373.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:3587
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:2484
Beam:13.6 m (44.6 ft)Dead Weight:5283
Depth:6.6 m (21.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Change Description:Converted from a barge to a motor vessel by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. (St. Catharines, Ontario).
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Bessemer Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio1896/111901
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, MinnesotaA.B. Wolvin19011936
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Co. - Duluth MinnesotaJohn P. Geistman19361937
Pigeon Timber Co. - Port Arthur, Ontario19371938
Lakehead Transportation Co. - Port Arthur Ontario19381943
Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Ltd. - Port Arthur Ontario19431948
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Company - Thorold, Ontario19481979
Marine Salvage, Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario19791979
Cayman Shipping Corporation - Georgetown, Cayman Islands19791981
Caribbean Sub Corporation S.A.19811983
FleetFromUntil
Bessemer Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio1897/04/271901
Pittsburgh Steamship Company - Duluth, Minnesota19011936
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Co. - Duluth Minnesota19361937
Pigeon Timber Co. - Port Arthur, Ontario19371938
Lakehead Transportation Co. - Port Arthur Ontario19381943
Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Ltd. - Port Arthur Ontario19431948
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Company - Thorold, Ontario19781979
Cayman Shipping Corporation - Georgetown, Cayman Islands19791981
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Sir Isaac Lothian Bell1937
Blanch H.1949
Black River1979
Tuxpancliffe
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 116741 Duluth, Minnesota, United States 1896/11/11 1937
158269 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada 1937 1948
158269 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1948 1979
George Town, Cayman Islands 1979 1981
Panama, Panama 1981 1983
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Corpus Christi, Texas.
Arrival at Yard1983Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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