Saint John Shipbuilding
East Saint John NB
Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. was established in 1923, concurrently with the construction of an 1150-foot graving dock. It was acquired by Irving interests in 1959 and renamed Saint John Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Ltd. The shipyard closed in 2003 and has been stripped.
O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | Completed | Notes | |
1 | 150498 | Kipawo | Dominion Atlantic Railway | ferry | 200 | Oct 1926 | later a theatre in Parrsboro NS |
2 | P. W. D. Pownal No. 2 | Ministry of Public Works | dredge | 187 | 1929 | ||
3 | P. W. D. No. 166 | Ministry of Public Works | barge | 217 | 1929 | ||
4 | P. W. D. No. 167 | Ministry of Public Works | barge | 217 | 1929 | ||
5 | 173998 | P. W. D. No. 168 | Ministry of Public Works | barge | 402 | 1929 | later DD Scow 168 |
6 | Saurel | Canadian Coast Guard | icebreaker | 1,176 | Dec 1929 | subcontracted to Vickers | |
7 | Grand Manan II | Eastern Canada Coastal SS Ltd | passenger freighter | 841 | Feb 1930 | capsized while loading at Santa Marta 1946 | |
8 | Linton | Eastern Canada Coastal SS Ltd | freighter | 321 | 1930 | rebuild of older vessel | |
9 | St. Heliers | Ministry of Transport | freighter | 930 | 1930 | conversion | |
10 | PV-1 | Amherst (K-148) | Royal Canadian Navy | corvette | 940 | 5 Aug 1941 | Federacion 1946, scrapped 1956 |
11 | PV-2 | Sackville (K-181) | Royal Canadian Navy | corvette | 940 | 30 Dec 1941 | museum ship at Halifax NS |
12 | PV-3 | Moncton (K-139) | Royal Canadian Navy | corvette | 940 | 24 Apr 1942 | Willem Vinke 1953, scrapped 1966 |
14 | Rockwood Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,877 | Feb 1943 | La Grande Hermine 1947, Vianna 1951, Cap Falcon 1955, Licola 1963, scrapped 1971 | |
15 | Camp Sussex/Dartmouth Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,877 | May 1943 | Captain Polemis 1946, Lumberman 1949, Chepo 1952, S.N.A. 6 1952, Tourliani 1964, scrapped 1974 | |
16 | Fawkner Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,910 | Jan 1944 | Kooralya 1947, Mandarin Star 1960, Fortune Bay 1967, Dragonboat 1967, scrapped 1968 | |
17 | Taronga Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,884 | Apr 1944 | Federal Ranger 1947, Maria Toft 1948, J.E.Manne 1951, J.E.M.Naess 1956, Hermes Leader 1963, Leader One 1969, Panagia M. 1971, Merian 1975, wrecked 1977 | |
18 | Bloomfield Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,884 | Sep 1944 | Sundale 1948, Amigo 1958, Christian S. 1960, burned in Barranquilla 1963 | |
19 | Oakmount Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,883 | Jan 1945 | Oakmount 1947, Makena II 1948, Sugar Producer 1951, Curran 1956, Ocean Fortune 1957, Onbak Fadjarb 1968, deleted 1983 | |
20 | Argyle Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,894 | June 1945 | Liverpool Packet 1946, Westport 1963, Athos 1965, Aramis 1968, scrapped 1976 | |
21 | Shakespeare Park | Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.) | freighter | 2,895 | Nov 1945 | Sunprince 1948, Salammanna 1959, scrapped 1964 | |
22 | Ottawa Mayview/Patricia Sweeney | W. L. Sweeney | freighter | 518 | Dec 1946 | foundered 1957 | |
23 | Ottawa Maybeach/Mary Sweeney | W. L. Sweeney | freighter | 520 | Jan 1947 | hulked 1966, scrapped 1985 | |
24 | Ottawa Maycloud/Blue Cloud | Blue Peter SS Ltd. | freighter | 512 | May 1947 | Blue Cape 1964, Avalon Trader 1968, Golden Penny 1976, Blue Cloud 1982, deleted 1999 | |
25 | Ministry of Public Works | scow | 180 | 1946 | |||
25a | 190915 | D. Co. No. 9 | closed 1997 | ||||
26 | Ministry of Public Works | scow | 180 | 1946 | |||
26a | 194995 | D. Co. No. 11 | closed 1997 | ||||
27 | Provincial No. 2 | Saint John Dredging | dredge | 130 | 1949 | ||
27a | 190907 | Beaver No. 7 | closed 1996 | ||||
28 | D. D. No. 170 | Saint John Dry Dock | scow | 404 | 1949 | ||
29 | 195001 | P. W. D. No. 21 | Ministry of Public Works | dredge | 714 | 1952 | later J.P.P. No. 530, Rosaire, Ocean Borromee-Verreault |
30 | Fundy (MCB 145) | Royal Canadian Navy | minesweeper | 390 | 19 Mar 1954 | to France 1954 as La Dunkerquoise, retired 1985 | |
31 | Miramichi (MCB 150) | Royal Canadian Navy | minesweeper | 390 | 30 Jul 1954 | to France 1954 as La Lorientaise, retired 1984 | |
32 | St. Anthony (ATA-531) | Royal Canadian Navy | tugboat | 622 | 22 Feb 1957 | St. Anthony 1996, Longhorn I 2009 | |
33 | 817728 | St. Charles (ATA-533) | Royal Canadian Navy | tugboat | 622 | 7 Jun 1957 | Chebucto Sea 1994, Matterhorn 2009, suspended 2014 |
34 | YMF 251 | Royal Canadian Navy | Floating crane | 700 | 1957 | ||
35 | 195006 | Abnaki | NB Dept. of Public Works | ferry | 105 | 1952 | closed 1999 |
36 | steam scow No. 1 | Saint John Dry Dock | dredge | 333 | 1954 | ||
36a | 197485 | Leconfield II | closed 1996 | ||||
37 | 197496 | D. L. Mclaren | NB Dept. of Public Works | ferry | 134 | 1955 | |
38 | D. D. No. 145 | Standard Dredging | scow | 404 | 1958 | ||
39 | 313118 | Thomas Carleton | Canadian Coast Guard | buoy tender | 1,217 | Sep 1960 | later 1003 1991, Cleveland Amory 1993 |
1040 | 311873 | Petite Forte | Ministry of Transport | passenger freighter | 1,036 | Sep 1961 | Good Samaritan 1985, Island Mercy 1994 |
1041 | Beaver Dredging | dredge | |||||
1041a | 310805 | Beaver No. 6 | closed 1996 | ||||
1042 | NB Dept. of Public Works | launch | 1960 | ||||
1043 | Loadmaster | Harbour Development Ltd. | dredge | 1,756 | 1962 | conversion | |
1044 | J. D. No. 15 | Irving Pulp & Paper | barge | 124 | 1961 | ||
1045 | 311874 | Kelligrews | Ministry of Public Works | tugboat | 236 | Nov 1961 | later Keta V, sank 2000 |
1046 | 320936 | Hudson | Canadian Coast Guard | survey vessel | 3,721 | Dec 1963 | |
1047 | 319241 | Hamiltonian | Eastern Lake Carriers | bulk carrier | 18,192 | June 1962 | later Petite Hermine 1967, Canadian Hunter 1972, scrapped 1996 |
1048 | 319967 | Newbrunswicker | Eastern Lake Carriers | bulk carrier | 18,192 | May 1963 | later Grande Hermine 1967, Canadian Mariner 1972, scrapped 2007 |
1049 | Irvingstream | Irving Oil | tanker | 15,185 | Dec 1962 | conversion | |
1050 | 318561 | Fundy Bay | Frank Shepherd | trawler | 331 | 1963 | later Port Royal III, suspended 2009 |
1051 | Courtenay Bay | Frank Shepherd | trawler | 331 | May 1963 | ||
1052 | 319712 | Garland | Scotia Trawlers | trawler | 331 | Oct 1963 | suspended 2008 |
1053 | 319980 | Suzanne P. | Fishermens Loan Board | trawler | 331 | Nov 1963 | closed 2005 |
1054 | L. J. Penney | trawler | 296 | 1983 | contract suspended, not completed until 1983 | ||
1055 | 319984 | Louise P. | Fishermens Loan Board | trawler | 330 | Feb 1964 | suspended 2008 |
1056 | Irving Beech | J. D. Irving Ltd | tugboat | 1962 | |||
1057 | Irving Oak | J. D. Irving Ltd | tugboat | 1962 | |||
1060 | 319990 | M. J. Boylen | Engineering Consultants Ltd | ore/oil carrier | 21,372 | July 1964 | H. 1060 1968, scrapped 1984 |
1061 | 319983 | Irving Ours Polaire | Engineering Consultants Ltd | tanker | 4,944 | Jan 1964 | Rexton Kent 1993, Rexton 1995, Nowrat Al Khalees 1998, Nada 1999, scrapped 2003 |
1062 | 319976 | Surveymaster | Harbour Development Ltd. | boat | 12 | 1963 | closed 1996 |
? | 326040 | IV No. 12 | closed 1993 | ||||
1063 | 326466 | Irving Maple | Universal Sales Ltd. | tugboat | 487 | Oct 1966 | Atlantic Maple 1998 |
1064 | Irving Hemlock | Seaboard Transport Ltd. | tanker | 599 | Mar 1963 | conversion | |
1065 | 326462 | Irving Dolphin | J. D. Irving Ltd | tank barge | 1,126 | June 1966 | closed 2008 |
1066 | 326472 | Irving Birch | J. D. Irving Ltd | tugboat | 827 | Mar 1967 | Atlantic Birch 1999 |
1067 | Irving Shark | J. D. Irving Ltd | tank barge | 1,114 | 1964 | Shark VII 1990, T 23 2004, (Saint Kitts) | |
1069 | 319981 | Irving Tuna | J. D. Irving Ltd | tank barge | 1,082 | 1963 | closed 1992 |
1070 | 326459 | H 1070 | Engineering Consultants Ltd | ore/oil carrier | 21,200 | July 1966 | scrapped 1984 |
1072 | 322550 | Aime Gaudreau | Engineering Consultants Ltd | tanker | 1,903 | Dec 1964 | Harcourt Kent 1993, Mor Blessing 1994, Zikko 1997 |
1073 | 322543 | HD 3 | Engineering Consultants Ltd | tank barge | 324 | 1964 | |
1074 | 322544 | HD 2 | Engineering Consultants Ltd | tank barge | 324 | 1964 | |
1075 | Irving Beaver | J. D. Irving Ltd | dredge | 58 | 1965 | laid up 2013 | |
1075a | 322565 | Depthmaster | closed 2010 | ||||
1076 | 322563 | Grand Manan | J. D. Irving Ltd | ferry | 1,443 | Sep 1965 | Grand Manan IV 1991, Grand Manan 1993, closed 2013 |
1078 | caisson | ||||||
1079 | caisson | ||||||
1080 | caisson | ||||||
1081 | caisson | ||||||
1082 | 326471 | Irving Whale | J. D. Irving Ltd | tank barge | 2,261 | Dec 1966 | later Atlantic Sea Lion |
1083 | 323661 | Leroy and Barry | Mathews Bros. | trawler | 126 | 1967 | Hope Bay 1977, sank 2004 |
1084 | 328536 | Senneville | Mohawk Navigation | laker | 18,845 | Nov 1967 | Algoville 1994, Tim S. Dool |
1085 | 328511 | Laurie Elizabeth | Swim Bros. Fisheries | trawler | 363 | 1967 | closed 1992 |
1086 | 328501 | Scotia Bay | Superior Sea Products | trawler | 353 | June 1967 | sank 1979 |
1087 | 328502 | Scotia Cape | Superior Sea Products | trawler | 353 | June 1967 | sank 1987 |
1088 | 328503 | Scotia Point | Superior Sea Products | trawler | 353 | June 1967 | later Senator Don, Tenacity I |
1089 | 328504 | Scotia Port | Superior Sea Products | trawler | 353 | Aug 1967 | later r/v Strait Signet |
1090 | Protecteur (AOR 509) | Royal Canadian Navy | oiler | 17,764 | 30 Aug 1969 | scrapped 2016 | |
1091 | Preserver (AOR 510) | Royal Canadian Navy | oiler | 17,764 | 30 Jul 1970 | ||
1092 | 328099 | Robert Foulis | Canadian Coast Guard | buoy tender | 258 | 1969 | later 1998-01, sold 1999 |
1093 | 330504 | Irving Beech | New Brunswick Publishing | tugboat | 294 | May 1969 | Atlantic Beech 1998, (Dominica) |
1094 | Lady Audette II | Superior Sea Products | seiner | 126 | 1969 | sank 1971 | |
1095 | 330514 | Marc Guylaine II | Superior Sea Products | seiner | 126 | 1969 | Jean Marc IV 1972, Freeport 1974 |
1096 | Lady Dorianne II | Superior Sea Productsjhyulg6y | seiner | 126 | 1969 | sank 1970 | |
1097 | 330520 | Irving Seahorse | J. D. Irving Ltd | asphalt barge | 6,245 | Mar 1970 | Sealion VII 1990, Asphalt Lion |
1098 | 331571 | Princess of Acadia | Canadian Pacific Ltd. | ferry | 10,109 | May 1971 | scrapped 2017 |
1099 | Johnny Norberg | Panarctic Oils Ltd. | tank barge | 945 | 1969 | lost on first voyage | |
1100 | 330512 | Cranemaster | J. D. Irving Ltd | barge | 1,236 | 1969 | |
1101 | 331561 | Irving Tamarack | J. D. Irving Ltd | tugboat | 86 | Mar 1970 | later Atlantic Tamarack |
1102 | 331578 | Lady Shippagan | Swim Bros. Fisheries | trawler | 366 | 1971 | |
1103 | 331576 | J.D.I. 16 | J. D. Irving Ltd | tank barge | 553 | 1971 | |
1104 | Irving Marigold | Swim Bros. Fisheries | tanker | 2,427 | Feb 1972 | Popocatepetl 1978, Cora 2000, (Mexico) | |
1105 | Liberia | Esso Saint John | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 18,781 | 1972 | Amazon Prosperity 1983, Amazzone 1987, Kappa Due 1989, Apollinare 1990, Capo Nord 1994, Fabrizia Prima 1999, scrapped 2000 |
1106 | Liberia | Esso Halifax | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 18,798 | 1973 | Endurance 1983, Endurance Glory 1986, Al Wataniah 1992, scrapped 1997 |
1107 | Liberia | Esso Montreal | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 18,798 | Oct 1973 | Amazon Pioneer 1983, Mare Di Giava 1987, Umberto D'Amato 1991, Rosa D'Amato 1996, Margherita 1997, Liano 1997, scrapped 2006 |
1108 | 345422 | Irving Miami | Atlantic Towing | tugboat | 912 | 1973 | Atlantic Hickory 1995, Pacific Hickory 2007, scrapped 2016 |
1109 | 345421 | Irving Beaver | J. D. Irving Ltd | Floating Saw Mill | 2,702 | 1973 | |
1110 | 345430 | Irving Arctic | Kent Line Ltd. | tanker | 23,207 | Oct 1974 | Arctica 2002, scrapped 2002 |
1111 | Liberia | Esso Everett | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 21,619 | May 1975 | Globosa 1985, Gebze 1985, scrapped 2003 |
1112 | Liberia | Esso Toronto | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 21,619 | Oct 1975 | Petromar Santa Cruz 1981, Esso Santa Cruz 1986, Ektor I 1995, scrapped 2003 |
1113 | Liberia | Esso Providence | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 21,619 | Feb 1976 | Petromar San Sebastian 1983, Esso San Sebastian 1990, Enias 1995 |
1114 | Liberia | Esso Saint Petersburg | Esso Tankers Inc. | tanker | 21,619 | 1976 | Saint John 1984, Saint John II 1987, Oslo Lady 1990, Armonia 1994, Ariston 1994, scrapped 2002 |
1115 | 369839 | Irving Eskimo | Irving Oil | tanker | 23,377 | Aug 1980 | Madonna 2005, scrapped 2007 |
1116 | 345423 | HD 4 | Canadian Veneers Co. | tank barge | 705 | 1973 | closed 2008 |
1117 | Dolores Swann | Dolores Navigation Co. | tanker | 19,855 | Dec 1976 | Bali Sky 1984, Thanassis A. 1989, broke in two 1994 | |
1118 | Liberia | Erinna | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,656 | Oct 1977 | White Star 1994, scrapped 2004 |
1119 | Liberia | Etrema | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,656 | Mar 1978 | Rosa 1994, Rosa T. 1999, Pontos 2002, Atlantica I 2003, scrapped 2006 |
1120 | Liberia | Entalina | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,656 | June 1978 | Amer Power 1997, Entalina 2001, scrapped 2007 |
1121 | Liberia | Erodona | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,656 | Oct 1978 | Normar Sovereign 1995, Champion Trader 1996, scrapped 2006 |
1122 | Liberia | Ensis | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,239 | Jan 1979 | Fairplay 1996, scrapped 2002 |
1123 | Liberia | Elona | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | tanker | 19,239 | Apr 1979 | Amber Energy 1995, Elona 2002, Ilona 2005, scrapped 2007 |
1124 | Aime Gaudreau | J. D. Irving Ltd | tanker | 2,534 | 1974 | conversion | |
1125 | Canadian Prospector | Niagara Finance Co. | laker | 18,527 | 1979 | conversion | |
1126 | 369850 | Shovelmaster | Irving Group | dredge | 592 | 1980 | closed 2009 |
1127 | Irving Seal | Irving Group | tank barge | 1,395 | 1977 | conversion | |
1128 | Algosea | Algoma Central | laker | 13,098 | 1980 | Repowering | |
1129 | Cape Breton Highlander | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 29,281 | 1980 | conversion | |
1130 | 369846 | Irving Nordic | Irving Oil | tanker | 7,745 | Oct 1980 | Wellington Kent 1993, Beffen 2004, Zenon Conquest 2005 |
1131 | 369826 | Irving Elm | New Brunswick Publishing | tugboat | 427 | Mar 1980 | Atlantic Elm 1998 |
1132 | 392930 | Canmar Kigoriak | Dome Petroleum | AHTS | 3,642 | Sep 1979 | Kigoria 1997, Talagy 2003, Kigoriak 2010, (Russia) |
1133 | 369854 | Irving Ocean | Irving Oil | tanker | 23,555 | May 1981 | Athenian Liberty 1996, Ocean Liberty 2003, scrapped 2005 |
1134 | 369860 | Irving Canada | Irving Oil | tanker | 23,555 | Oct 1981 | Irina 2006, scrapped 2006 |
1135 | HD 5 | Irving Group | tank barge | 705 | 1980 | ||
1136 | 801836 | Abegweit | C. N. Marine | ferry | 13,483 | Oct 1982 | Accrued Mariner 1999, Mariner 2004, scrapped 2004 |
1138 | Liberia | bow Drill 3 | bow Valley Husky Ltd. | semi-submersible | 24,200 | 1984 | Maersk Vinlander 1988, Glomar Grand Banks 1998, GSF Grand Banks 2004 |
? | 802841 | HD 6 | Irving Group | tank barge | 705 | 1986 | |
1139 | Halifax (FFH 330) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 29 Jun 1992 | ||
1140 | Vancouver (FFH 331) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 23 Aug 1993 | ||
1141 | Toronto (FFH 332) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 29 Jul 1993 | ||
2222 | Montreal (FFH 336) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 21 Jul 1994 | ||
2232 | Fredericton (FFH 337) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 10 Sep 1994 | ||
2242 | Winnipeg (FFH 338) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 23 Jun 1995 | ||
2252 | Charlottetown (FFH 339) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 9 Sep 1995 | ||
2262 | St. John's (FFH 340) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 26 Jun 1996 | ||
2272 | Ottawa (FFH 341) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol frigate | 3,471 | 28 Sep 1996 | ||
1142 | Kent Express | Kent Line | container ship | 13,020 | Sep 1999 | Tropic Atlantic 2001, Cala Panama 2004, Mando 2010, (Antigua) | |
1143 | 822953 | Kent Sprint | Kent Line | container ship | 12,827 | May 2000 | Tropic Canada 2001, Cala Progreso 2004, Mareno 2009, (Antigua) |