Lakers and Other Dry Bulk Carriers Built in Canada Since WWII
Since the end of World War II, Canadian shipyards have built 109 lakers and other types of dry bulk carrier: the last of these was delivered in 1985 and only 20 are in Canadian-flag service today.
Builder | Location | O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | Built | Notes | |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 255 | France | Vaires | Govt. of France | collier | 3,630 | Jan 1948 | S.N.A.2 1956, Cyrtina 1963, Erna 1966, scrapped 1972 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 256 | France | Longeau | Govt. of France | collier | 3,630 | Feb 1948 | scrapped 1968 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 257 | France | Tergneir | Govt. of France | collier | 3,630 | May 1948 | Jean de Moulezin 1954, Hesperia 1963, Constance 1968, scrapped 1972 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 258 | France | Acheres | Govt. of France | collier | 3,630 | Aug 1948 | S.N.A.3 1960, Ilion 1963, scrapped 1972 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 259 | France | Sotteville | Govt. of France | collier | 5,630 | Sep 1948 | S.N.A.7 1964, Alliance 1967, foundered 1969 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 260 | France | Venissieux | Govt. of France | collier | 5,547 | Apr 1948 | Iron Knight 1955, scrapped 1972 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 261 | France | Caronte | Govt. of France | collier | 5,435 | May 1948 | Captain Pantelis 1970, scrapped 1972 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 262 | France | Penze | Govt. of France | collier | 5,435 | Aug 1948 | collision and sank 1957 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 263 | France | Astree | Govt. of France | collier | 5,435 | Oct 1948 | Dragon 1952, Dragone 1961, scrapped 1969 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 264 | France | Baree | Govt. of France | collier | 5,435 | Nov 1948 | Siderurgica Oito 1953, wrecked off Imbituba 1965 |
Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 265 | France | Hebe | Govt. of France | collier | 5,435 | Feb 1949 | Siderurgica Nove 1953, Samena 1969, scrapped 1976 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 269 | 310620 | Alexander T Wood | West River Ore Transport | bulk carrier | 14,326 | May 1958 | Leadenhall (UK) 1963, Lubeck (Liberia) 1964, Vainqueur 1968, destroyed by explosion off Louisiana 1969 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 271 | 310630 | Avery C Adams | Wilson Shipping Corp | bulk carrier | 14,217 | Aug 1958 | Cypress (Liberia) 1964, Union 1968, Freja 1969, Scotiacliffe Hall 1972, Scotiacliffe 1974, drill ship Navifor Norse 1976, Navifor II (Norway) 1987, scrapped 1991 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 275 | 311788 | John A France | Scott Misener S S Co Ltd. | laker | 17,382 | Aug 1960 | Algoriver 1994, scrapped 2002 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 276 | 314361 | J-N McWatters | Scott Misener S S Co Ltd. | laker | 17,592 | June 1961 | Scott Misener 1991, Algogulf 1994, scrapped 2002 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 278 | 314394 | Montrealais | Papachristidis Co Ltd. | laker | 17,647 | Apr 1962 | Algoma Montrealais 1974, scrapped 2015 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 280 | 319265 | Quebecois | Papachristidis Co Ltd. | laker | 17,646 | Apr 1963 | Alcoma Quebecois 1974, scrapped 2014 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 285 | 322232 | Don de Dieu | Diamond Shamrock Ltd. | laker | 17,564 | July 1965 | V. W. Scully 1967, Algosound 1987, scrapped 2004 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 287 | 326400 | Maplecliffe Hall | Hall Corp of Canada | laker | 17,831 | Apr 1966 | Lemoyne 1988, Canadian Miner 1994, scrapped 2011 |
Canadian Vickers | Montreal QC | 293 | 328542 | Ralph Misener | Scott Misener S S Co Ltd. | self-unloader | 19,160 | June 1968 | Laker 1977, Gordon C. Leitch 1994, scrapped 2012 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 144 | 190479 | Hochelaga | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 11,997 | Oct 1949 | Self-unloader 1964, scrapped 1993 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 149 | 176116 | Georgian Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 11,392 | Apr 1954 | scrapped 1989 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 159 | 188389 | Senator of Canada | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | laker | 9,958 | 1957 | scrapped 1985 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 163 | 188393 | Menihek Lake | Carryore Limited | laker | 17,023 | May 1959 | scrapped 1985 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 164 | 188394 | Murray Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 17,369 | Apr 1960 | Comeaudoc 1963, scrapped 2002 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 165 | 188395 | Carol Lake | Carryore Limited | laker | 17,070 | Aug 1960 | Algocape 1986, Mapleglen 1994, scrapped 2003 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 172 | 318682 | Black Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 17,848 | Apr 1963 | Canadian Voyager 1994, scrapped 2002 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 173 | 188399 | Mondoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | bulk carrier | 2,497 | Apr 1962 | Corah Ann 1979, sank 2000 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 174 | 188400 | Lawrendoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | bulk carrier | 2,497 | Apr 1962 | Contoy (Mexico) 1984, Leta (Honduras) 1993 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 177 | 318684 | Murray Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 17,873 | July 1963 | Canadian Provider 1994, Algoma Provider 2011, scrapped 2014 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 178 | 318683 | Yankcanuck | Yankcanuck Steamship Co. | bulk carrier | 3,280 | 1963 | scrapped 2016 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 179 | 318686 | Sir Denys Lowson | Algoma Central Railway | laker | 10,239 | Mar 1964 | Vandoc 1979, scrapped 2002 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 181 | 318688 | Rimouski | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 18,473 | May 1965 | Canadian Harvest 1994, broke in two 1995 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 182 | 325742 | Simcoe | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 18,102 | June 1966 | Algostream 1994, Simcoe 1996, scrapped 1996 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 184 | 318687 | Tarantau | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 19,494 | Apr 1965 | scrapped 1999 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 186 | 318689 | Roy A. Jodrey | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 16,154 | Nov 1965 | wrecked 1974 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 187 | 325754 | Mantadoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | laker | 10,902 | 1967 | Teakglen 2002, Maritime Trader 2005, Manitoba 2011 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 188 | 325746 | Feux-Follets | Papachristidis Comapny | laker | 18,045 | Oct 1967 | Canadian Leader 1972, scrapped 2010 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 189 | 325747 | Algorail | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 16,157 | Apr 1968 | scrapped 2018 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 191 | 325748 | Algocen | Algoma Central Railway | laker | 18,089 | Sep 1968 | J. W. Shelley 2008, Phoenix Star 2012, scrapped 2013 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 192 | 325750 | Tadoussac | Canada Steamship Lines | laker | 20,634 | Oct 1969 | CSL Tadoussac 2001 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 195 | 331081 | Agawa Canyon | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 16,290 | 1970 | scrapped 2010 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 197 | 331086 | J. W. McGiffin | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,716 | 1972 | CSL Niagara 2001 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 200 | 331090 | Algoway | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 16,187 | Sep 1972 | scrapped 2018 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 203 | 346853 | H. M. Griffith | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,775 | Oct 1973 | Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin 2000 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 206 | 346839 | Algosoo | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 21,716 | Dec 1974 | scrapped 2016 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 207 | 346840 | Ontadoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | geared bulker | 4,468 | Apr 1975 | Melissa Desgagnes 1990, Ethan (Tanzania) 2016 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 208 | 366014 | Gypsum King | Gypsum Transportation | bulk carrier | 12,839 | Dec 1975 | scrapped 2003 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 209 | 366177 | Gypsum Baron | Gypsum Transportation | bulk carrier | 12,839 | June 1976 | scrapped 2007 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 210 | 369043 | Soodoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | geared bulker | 4,490 | Aug 1976 | Amelia Desgagnes 1990, scrapped 2017 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 211 | 318430 | Algolake | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 22,852 | Apr 1977 | scrapped 2017 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 212 | 369048 | Louis R. Desmarais | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,674 | Nov 1977 | CSL Laurentien 2001 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 215 | 372053 | Algobay | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 22,466 | Oct 1978 | Atlantic Trader 1994, Algobay 1997, Radcliffe R. Latimer |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 217 | 372054 | Algoport | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 20,223 | Aug 1979 | sank 2009 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 218 | 383534 | Nanticoke | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,706 | June 1980 | Solarium 2009 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 219 | 372055 | Algowood | Algoma Central Railway | self-unloader | 22,558 | Apr 1981 | |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 222 | 383533 | Atlantic Superior | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 24,638 | June 1982 | M. H. Baker III (Bahamas) 1997, Atlantic Superior (Canada) 2003, scrapped 2015 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 223 | 383539 | Lake Wabush | Nipigon Transport Ltd. | self-unloader | 19,699 | July 1981 | Capt. Henry Jackman 1987 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 224 | 802923 | John B. Aird | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,881 | June 1983 | scrapped 2017 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 225 | 800436 | Hon. Paul Martin | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 25,128 | Apr 1985 | Atlantic Erie (Bahamas) 1988, scrapped 2016 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 226 | 372057 | Algowest | Algoma Central Railway | laker | 20,310 | July 1982 | Peter R. Cresswell 2001, scrapped 2016 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 227 | 800815 | Prairie Harvest | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 23,263 | Apr 1984 | Atlantic Huron 1989, Melvin H. Baker II 1994, Atlantic Huron 1997 |
Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 231 | 800816 | Paterson | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | laker | 20,370 | June 1985 | Pineglen 2002, scrapped 2017 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 613 | 187823 | Sunrhea | Spruce Shipping Ltd. | ore carrier | 11,813 | Dec 1958 | Vorras 1971, scrapped 1979 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 624 | 313931 | New Quedoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | bulk carrier | 9,957 | Aug 1960 | Quedoc 1969, scrapped 1986 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 625 | 313936 | Whitefish Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 17,350 | 13 Apr 1961 | Quetico 1969, Whitefish Bay 1983, scrapped 1993 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 627 | 313938 | Canadoc | N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. | laker | 10,061 | 20 Jun 1961 | scrapped 1992 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 638 | 313963 | Frankcliffe Hall | Hall Corporation of Canada | self-unloader | 17,819 | 25 May 1963 | Hallfax 1988, scrapped 2012 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 639 | 313967 | Baie St. Paul | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 17,810 | 1 Jun 1963 | Canadian Pathfinder 1994, scrapped 1996 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 647 | 322994 | Saguenay | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 18,058 | 12 Aug 1964 | M. A. C. Gagne 1985, scrapped 2004 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 649 | 323003 | Cabot | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 11,120 | 1 Jul 1965 | Canadian Explorer 1983, Canadian Transfer 1998, Algoma Transfer, scrapped 2014 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 650 | 323017 | Manitoulin | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 19,272 | 7 Jul 1966 | scrapped 2002 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 651 | 323002 | Lawrencecliffe Hall | Hall Corporation of Canada | self-unloader | 17,917 | 5 Jun 1965 | David K. Gardiner 1988, Canadian Venture 1994, scrapped 2005 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 654 | 323022 | Richelieu | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 17,822 | 5 Apr 1967 | Algocape 1994, scrapped 2012 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 655 | 323008 | Beavercliffe Hall | Hall Corporation of Canada | self-unloader | 17,895 | 19 Oct 1965 | Quedoc 1988, scrapped 2003 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 658 | 323016 | A. S. Glossbrenner | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 17,955 | 21 Jul 1966 | Algogulf 1987, Algosteel 1990, scrapped 2018 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 661 | 329342 | Frontenac | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 17,820 | 13 May 1968 | |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 662 | 323030 | Chimo | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 16,358 | 14 Oct 1967 | Canadian Ranger 1984, scrapped 2011 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 665 | 329344 | Lake Manitoba | Nipigon Transport Ltd. | self-unloader | 17,820 | 16 Jul 1968 | Algomarine 1987, scrapped 2016 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 667 | 329351 | Ottercliffe Hall | Hall Corporation of Canada | self-unloader | 17,908 | 29 May 1969 | Royalton 1983, Ottercliffe Hall 1985, Peter Misener 1988, Canadian Trader 1994, scrapped 2005 |
Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 684 | 368347 | Jean Parisien | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 22,772 | Dec 1977 | CSL Assiniboine 2005 |
Midland SB | Midland ON | 34 | 190493 | Coverdale | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 11,996 | May 1950 | George Hindman 1973, Meldrum Bay 1979, scrapped 1987 |
Midland SB | Midland ON | 35 | 178247 | James Norris | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 12,464 | May 1951 | scrapped 2011 |
Midland SB | Midland ON | 36 | 178248 | Gordon C. Leitch | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 12,460 | Nov 1952 | scrapped 2012 |
Midland SB | Midland ON | 37 | 195685 | T. R. Mclagan | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 15,500 | Apr 1954 | Oakglen 1990, scrapped 2004 |
Port Arthur DD | Thunder Bay ON | 109 | 194448 | Sir James Dunn | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 12,434 | 3 May 1952 | scrapped 1989 |
Port Arthur DD | Thunder Bay ON | 110 | 194454 | Thunder Bay | Canada Steamship Lines | self-unloader | 12,435 | 23 Nov 1952 | Stadacona 1969, scrapped 1993 |
Port Arthur DD | Thunder Bay ON | 111 | 194458 | E. B. Barber | Algoma Central R.R. Co. | bulk carrier | 10,420 | 6 Jun 1953 | scrapped 1985 |
Port Arthur DD | Thunder Bay ON | 113 | 179590 | Paterson | N. M. Paterson & Sons | bulk carrier | 8,618 | 3 Jun 1954 | scrapped 1984 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 11 | 193632 | Scott Misener | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 13,081 | June 1951 | John E. F. Misener 1954, scrapped 1986 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 12 | 194831 | John O. McKellar | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 13,884 | Sep 1952 | Elmglen 1984, barge 1996, scrapped 1990 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 14 | 194832 | Scott Misener | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 15,279 | July 1954 | scrapped 1990 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 24 | 189894 | Frank A. Sherman | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 15,157 | July 1958 | scrapped 1987 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 25 | 311399 | Seaway Queen | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 16,053 | June 1959 | scrapped 2004 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 35 | 318773 | Cape Breton Miner | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 18,809 | May 1964 | Conveyor 1969, Cape Breton Miner 1962, Mazahua 1983, scrapped 1987 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 37 | 322194 | Ontario Power | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 20,623 | July 1965 | Thornhill 1983, Akalli Seri 1984, Kalli 1986, scrapped 1987 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 41 | 326395 | Canadian Century | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 20,343 | May 1967 | John D. Leitch 2002 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 48 | 328735 | Canadian Progress | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 21,436 | Aug 1968 | Algoma Progress, scrapped 2014 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 60 | 348355 | Canadian Olympic | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 22,887 | Nov 1976 | Algoma Olympic, scrapped 2018 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 63 | 348357 | Arctic | Fednav Ltd. | bulk/oil carrier | 19,420 | June 1978 | scrapped 2021 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 64 | 348360 | Canadian Transport | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 23,399 | Apr 1979 | Algoma Transport |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 65 | 391204 | Canadian Enterprise | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 23,395 | Dec 1979 | Algoma Enterprise, scrapped 2021 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 67 | 395424 | Canadian Pioneer | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 24,194 | Oct 1981 | Algoma Pioneer 1988, scrapped 2014 |
Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 70 | 802349 | Canadian Ambassador | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 24,230 | July 1983 | Ambassador 1986, Algosea 2000, Ambassador 2000, scrapped 2002 |
Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1047 | 319241 | Hamiltonian | Eastern Lake Carriers | bulk carrier | 18,192 | June 1962 | Petite Hermine 1967, Canadian Hunter 1972, scrapped 1996 |
Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1048 | 319967 | Newbrunswicker | Eastern Lake Carriers | bulk carrier | 18,192 | May 1963 | Grande Hermine 1967, Canadian Mariner 1972, scrapped 2007 |
Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1060 | 319990 | M. J. Boylen | Engineering Consultants | ore/oil carrier | 21,372 | July 1964 | scrapped 1984 |
Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1070 | 326459 | H 1070 | Engineering Consultants | ore/oil carrier | 21,200 | July 1966 | scrapped 1984 |
Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1084 | 328536 | Senneville | Mohawk Navigation | bulk carrier | 18,845 | Nov 1967 | Algoville 1994, Tim S. Dool 2008 |