MAPLEBRANCH

Registry and Rig Information

Name MAPLEBRANCH
Registry CANADA
Official Number 310914
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 361.00
Width 52.00
Depth 27.16
Gross Tonnage 4463.00
Net Tonnage 3011.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00238

Vessel History

Rebuilds Built as bulk cement carrier. Converted to tanker at Sorel, by Marine Industries, Ltd., in summer, 1968 (4491 gross - 3011 registered).
History Canadian register closed May 18, 1982.As MAPLEBRANCH: In collision, October 10, 1969, with Danish str. ATLANTIC SKOU, off Sorel, P.Q., St. Lawrence River.
Ran aground in heavy ice at entrance to Rimouski, P.Q., January 2, 1973; released on January 11, 1973.
Westbound, grounded below St. Romuald at 0519, July 9, but got herself off at 1541 and proceeded to Quebec.
Damaged while berthing at Imperial Oil dock, Chicoutimi, P.Q., July 22, 1973.
Suffered propeller damage at Seven Islands, P.Q., March 18, 1975; repairs made at Canadian Vickers, Montreal.
Grounded off St. Anthony, Newfoundland, on October 19, 1978, while bound from St. Romuald to Hawke Bay, Newfoundland. Freed herself, sustaining damage to several keel plates and bending propeller blades. Proceeded to Lauzon for permanent repairs.
Disposition Sold for scrapping in Texas, summer 1988. (CHIPS, Vol. 17, No. 17, February 1989)

Build Information

Builder Marine Industries, Ltd.
Place Built Sorel, P.Q.
Date Built 1958-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
L'ERABLE NO. 11981-00-001982-00-00CANADA310914
TLATOANI1982-00-00PANAMA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Bay Maritime Co. S.A. (Naviera Cerralvo S.A., Mgrs.)1982-00-00PANAMA
Branch Lines, Ltd.1958-00-001979-00-00CANADA310914
Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd.1979-00-001982-00-00CANADA310914