SARNOLITE (1916, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SARNOLITE
Also known as:
IMPERIAL SARNIA; IMPERIAL HAMILTON
Year of Build:
1916
Official Number:
134515
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
47
Builder Name:
Collingwood Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Imperial Oil Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 16"-26"-44" x 36"
# Boilers:
1 Scotch 15' x 11'
Propulsion Notes:
1000 hp; engine and boilers built by vessel builder, 1916
Hull Dimensions
Length:
258'
Beam:
43'
Depth:
15'
Tonnage (gross):
2060
Tonnage (net):
1545
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sarnia, Ontario
Date:
1963
How:
Scrapped
Notes:
Partially scrapped; pilot house removed to become part of a marine museum at Corunna, ONT; hull used as breakwater at Charlevoix, MI in 1965
History
Chronology:

1947 Renamed IMPERIAL SARNIA

1948 Renamed IMPERIAL HAMILTON

1961 Damaged by explosion in stern section while docked at Sarnia, ONT, on April 5

1962 Sold to Earl's Welding Shop, Sarnia, ONT

1963 Partially scrapped in Sarnia, 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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