Great Lakes Vessels Online Index
NIPIGON
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: NIPIGON
- Nationality: CANADA
- Official Number: 171702
- Rig: Tug
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 90.00
- Width: 25.42
- Depth: 9.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 206.00
- Net Tonnage: 0.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number:
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Dimension change, 1947 (90 x 25.5 x 9.16).
- History: In 1971, transferred from Lake Nipigon to Lake Superior by truck.
Sold at Sarnia, Ont., April 10, 1972, at public auction, for $31,000, because of death of James Reid.
- Disposition: No longer registered in Canada. Sank in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast, February 26, 1998. Crew rescued.
Build Information
- Builder: Marine Industries, Ltd.
- Place Built: Sorel, P.Q.
- Year Built: 1938
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| A.J. Towing |
current |
|
|
| Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd. |
1938 - 1971 |
CANADA |
171702 |
| J. Reid & S. Goodfellow (S.&J. Tug Co.) |
1971 - 1972 |
CANADA |
171702 |
| Stanley P. Goodfellow Construction Co. |
1972 - 1974 |
CANADA |
171702 |
| McNamara Marine |
1974 - current |
CANADA |
171702 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| FLORIDA SEAHORSE |
0 - 1998 |
PANAMA |
|
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