SARNOLITE

Registry and Rig Information

Name SARNOLITE
Registry CANADA
Official Number 134515
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 250.00
Width 43.00
Depth 16.50
Gross Tonnage 2060.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00047

Vessel History

Rebuilds Dimension change, 1946 (250 x 43.16 x 16.58). Hull stripped by Earl's Welding Service, Sarnia, Ont., 1962; pilothouse removed to Courtright, Ont., as marine museum.
History Stripped hull sold to Portland Medusa Cement Co. for proposed dock at Charlevoix, MI, in 1965, but was never used. Passed up at Detroit, October 13, 1967, in tow of tug MUSKEGON, bound for Lake Michigan.As IMPERIAL HAMILTON: Severely damaged in stern section by explosion, September 5, 1961, at dock, Sarnia, Ont. Five crewmen injured.
Disposition Sunk as temporary breakwater, c.1968, at Palisades (South Haven), MI. Went to pieces in winter, 1969-1970; clamshelled out and scrapped in summer, 1970.

Build Information

Builder Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Place Built Collingwood, Ontario
Date Built 1916-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
IMPERIAL HAMILTON1948-00-001970-00-00CANADA134515
IMPERIAL SARNIA1947-00-001948-00-00CANADA134515

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Bultema Dock & Dredge Co.1967-00-001970-00-00
Earl R. McMurter1962-00-001965-00-00CANADA134515
Imperial Oil, Ltd.1916-00-001962-00-00CANADA134515
Medusa Portland Cement Co.1965-00-001967-00-00