RIDEAULITE (1930, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RIDEAULITE
Also known as:
IMPERIAL LACHINE; NIAGARA; W.M. EDINGTON; NIAGARA II
Year of Build:
1930
Official Number:
155286
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Haverton Hill-On-Tees, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Barge; Dredge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
174
Builder Name:
Furness Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Imperial Oil Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 13 1/2"-22"-37" x 27"
Propulsion Notes:
650 hp engine built by NE Marine Engineering Co, 1930
Hull Dimensions
Length:
175'
Beam:
35.2'
Depth:
12.9'
Tonnage (gross):
723
Tonnage (net):
343
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Tobermory, Ontario
Date:
15 May 1999
How:
Sank as a dive site
History
Chronology:

1930 Owned Imperial Oil Co

1947 Renamed IMPERIAL LACHINE

1954 Owned Holden Sand & Gravel Ltd; converted to self-unloading sand dredge; renamed NIAGARA

1968 Owned McNamara Marine Ltd

1969 Owned Federal Equipment Quebec Ltd

1969 Owned Ontario-Lake Eire Sand Ltd; renamed W.M. EDINGTON

1972 Repowered with 1 diesel, 12 cylinders, 635 hp, engine by Caterpillar Tractor Co

1984 Owned McKeil Marine Ltd; renamed NIAGARA II

1990 Converted to barge

1999 Sank as a dive site off Tobermory, ONT

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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