SPRINGBANK PARK (1944, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SPRINGBANK PARK
Also known as:
POPLARBRANCH; STRAITS CONVEYOR
Year of Build:
1944
Official Number:
175591
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
125
Builder Name:
Collingwood Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Canadian Government
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
259'
Beam:
43' 9"
Depth:
20' 5"
Tonnage (gross):
2415
Tonnage (net):
1715
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Tacoma, Washington
Date:
1980
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1944 Owned Canadian Government

1946 Owned Marine Industries Ltd; renamed POPLARBRANCH

1953 Damaged in stranding near Canal Zone on December 28.

1955 Owned Kingcome Navigation Co; renamed STRAITS CONVEYOR

1957 Reduced to barge at Esquimalt, BC

1980 Scrapped

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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