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CSL "Frontenac " Anchored out in the Port of Thunder Bay waiting for a load with the anchored "Widgeon"
The keel was laid May 17, 1967 at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC for their hull # 661 which has proven to be the last classic straight deck bulk carrier (wheelhouse forward) built for the Canada Steamship Lines fleet of Montreal, QC. The vessel was launched December 12, 1967 and christened Frontenac (5) for Canada Steamship Lines, Inc. The Frontenac was named in honor of Mr. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac at Palluau who was born in 1620 and was the governor of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 until he died in 1698. He had been given authority by the French government to preside over all French possessions in North America. The new laker was commissioned on May 13, 1968 and loaded 25,492 tons (25,902 mt) of iron ore at Pointe Noire, QC on May 14 for her maiden voyage to Hamilton, ON; then on to Thunder Bay, ON for a load of grain to Montreal, QC.
The Frontenac continues to sail under the Canada Steamship Lines banner operating under the management of V.Ships Canada Inc. of Montreal, QC. She is not dedicated to a particular cargo or trade route and therefore her cargoes are varied. They could include such commodities as iron ore, coal, coke, salt, grains, stone products or cement clinker.
Overall Dimensions (metric)
Length 729′ 10″ (222.44m)
Beam 75′ 04″ (22.97m)
Depth 39′ 08″ (12.09m)
Capacity (mid summer) 26,822 tons (27,251 mt)
at draft of 27′ 08″ (8.44m)
Power (diesel) 9,600 b.h.p. (7,061 kW)
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CSL "Frontenac " Anchored out in the Port of Thunder Bay waiting for a load with the anchored "Widgeon"
The keel was laid May 17, 1967 at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC for their hull # 661 which has proven to be the last classic straight deck bulk carrier (wheelhouse forward) built for the Canada Steamship Lines fleet of Montreal, QC. The vessel was launched December 12, 1967 and christened Frontenac (5) for Canada Steamship Lines, Inc. The Frontenac was named in honor of Mr. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac at Palluau who was born in 1620 and was the governor of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 until he died in 1698. He had been given authority by the French government to preside over all French possessions in North America. The new laker was commissioned on May 13, 1968 and loaded 25,492 tons (25,902 mt) of iron ore at Pointe Noire, QC on May 14 for her maiden voyage to Hamilton, ON; then on to Thunder Bay, ON for a load of grain to Montreal, QC.
The Frontenac continues to sail under the Canada Steamship Lines banner operating under the management of V.Ships Canada Inc. of Montreal, QC. She is not dedicated to a particular cargo or trade route and therefore her cargoes are varied. They could include such commodities as iron ore, coal, coke, salt, grains, stone products or cement clinker.
Overall Dimensions (metric)
Length 729′ 10″ (222.44m)
Beam 75′ 04″ (22.97m)
Depth 39′ 08″ (12.09m)
Capacity (mid summer) 26,822 tons (27,251 mt)
at draft of 27′ 08″ (8.44m)
Power (diesel) 9,600 b.h.p. (7,061 kW)