GRANDE RONDE

Registry and Rig Information

Name GRANDE RONDE
Registry U.S.
Official Number 244922
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 504.00
Width 68.16
Depth 39.16
Gross Tonnage 10448.00
Net Tonnage 6301.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00043

Vessel History

Rebuilds Converted to dry bulk carrier by Schlieker-Werft Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, and lengthened (713.42 x 75.25 x 34.42; 16628 gross - 12964 registered). Received bow thruster at Port Colborne, Ont., early 1974.
History Passed upbound at Detroit, MI, on maiden voyage, November 3, 1961. Built under U.S. Maritime Commission contract as T2-SE-A1 tanker.As HILDA MARJANNE: Ran aground at Banford Point Light, Wolfe Island, September 22, 1966; released on September 24, 1966.
Went aground on sandbar off Sarnia (Ont.) Elevator Co. dock on April 10, 1977. After receiving tug assistance and working to free herself, cleared Sarnia on morning of April 12.
Grounded near Portneuf in Seaway on July 17, 1979, proceeding to Quebec after lightering by P.S. BARGE NO. 1.
Disposition Bow and midbody added to stern of Canadian propeller CHIMO (C 323030) at St. Catharines, Ontario, by Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd., in 1983. Stern scrapped at Port Maitland, Ontario, in 1983.

Build Information

Builder Kaiser Co., Inc.
Place Built Portland, OR
Date Built 1943-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
HILDA MARJANNE1960-00-001983-00-00CANADA300617
KATE N.L.1948-00-001960-00-00GREECE

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Cephalonian Maritime Co., Ltd.1948-00-001960-00-00GREECE
Leitch Transport, Ltd. (Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., Mgrs.)1960-00-001976-00-00CANADA300617
Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd. (Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., Mgrs.)1976-00-001979-00-00CANADA300617
U.S. Maritime Commission1943-00-001948-00-00U.S.244922
Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd.1979-00-001983-00-00CANADA300617