Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
RIDEAULITE |
| Registry
|
CANADA |
| Official Number
|
155286 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
175.00 |
| Width
|
35.16 |
| Depth
|
12.75 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
716.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00074 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Converted to sand dredge, 1954 (769 gross - 382 registered). Repowered 1972. |
| History
|
Triple expansion engine, removed in 1972 repowering, placed in Upper Canada Marine Museum in Toronto, 1977.As NIAGARA: Suffered explosion in engineroom, March 1, 1965, at Whitby, Ontario; killed 2 and injured 1. |
| Disposition
|
Towed to Port Maitland, Ont., in 1997 for scrapping, but a dive group got her. They towed her in the fall of 1998 to Tobermory. On May 15, 1999, she was sunk as a dive site in Fathom Five Park. Registry closed on 4/06/2000, noted as sunk. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. |
| Place Built
|
Haverton Hill-on-Tees, Great Britain |
| Date Built
|
1930-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
