Ferguson Industries
Pictou NS
Most recent update: July 17, 2021.
The shipyard in Pictou was originally called Pictou Iron Foundry & Machine Shop and dated from the establishment of a marine railway at this site in 1851. A World War II emergency shipyard was initially started under their management, but Foundation Maritime took over almost immediately and operated the yard until the end of the war. This allowed Pictou to concentrate on urgent repair work. Pictou Foundry took over the yard at the end of the war and continued shipbuilding, starting a new hull list at #101. The firm was renamed Ferguson Industries Ltd in 1952, Pictou Industries Ltd in 1986 and continued to operate until 1993. It was acquired by Aecon in 2008 and reactivated, with considerable capital investment, as Aecon Atlantic Industrial, Inc.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | Completed | Notes | |
Built by Pictou Iron Foundry & Machine Shop | |||||||
Elk (Z-27) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol boat | 10 Sep 1940 | sold 1947 as Grand Manan III, scrapped 1968 | |||
Vison (Z-30) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol boat | 5 Oct 1940 | sold post-war, fate unknown | |||
Raccoon (Z-?) | Royal Canadian Navy | patrol boat | 1 Dec 1940 | torpedoed 1942 in the Gulf of St. Lawerence | |||
Built by Foundation Maritime Ltd. | |||||||
1 | Victoria Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,875 | 27 Apr 1943 | 1946 Tatuk, 1948 Kalo, 1957 Ester, 1964 San John P., 1965 Ramsdal I, 1966 Rio Atrato, scrapped 1982 | |
2 | Camp Debert/Crescent Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,873 | 2 Jun 1943 | 1945 Julia, 1951 Lona, 1957 Senator Hagelstein, 1962 Agia Sophia, 1967 Manos Lemos, wrecked Kusadasi 1969 | |
3 | Camp Aldershot/Rockcliffe Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,875 | 8 Jul 1943 | 1947 Brigus, 1955 Olcat, 1962 Bay Bengal, scrapped 1972 | |
4 | Camp Petawawa/Montmorency Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,875 | 11 Aug 1943 | 1946 Auguste Pavie, 1948 Docteur Angier, wrecked 1949 | |
5 | Kensington Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 6 Oct 1943 | 1945 Yersin, 1948 Docteur Yersin, wrecked 1953 | |
6 | Manitou Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 21 Oct 1943 | 1946 Albert Calmette, 1950 Darlac, 1955 Hong Kong Trader, 1958 Batu Pahat, 1962 Sandakan Bay, 1965 Luen Tung, 1969 Yue San, scrapped 1971 | |
7 | Woodland Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 7 Dec 1943 | 1946 Huynh Khuong An, 1948 Docteur Pham Huu Chi, 1952 Vimy, 1955 Dimitris, 1957 Dimitrakis P., 1960 Elli, 1964 Aspasia, scrapped 1967 | |
8 | Ainslie Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 13 Dec 1943 | 1946 Henri Mouhot, 1950 Tran Ninh, 1955 Woodlock, 1964 Loong An, 1966 Dong San, wrecked 1972 | |
9 | Hector Park/Camp Debert | Ministry of War Tpt | freighter | 2,878 | 19 Jan 1944 | 1946 Capitaine Do Huu Vi, 1950 Kontum, 1955 Lyngheim, 1956 South Hope, 1957 Takashima Maru, 1967 Golden Island, scrapped 1969 | |
10 | Chignecto Park | Ministry of War Tpt | freighter | 2,878 | 29 Mar 1944 | 1946 Alexandre De Rhodes, 1956 Tadjouri, scrapped 1969 | |
11 | Beresford Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 24 Apr 1944 | 1947 Federal Ambassador, 1948 Gerda Toft, foundered 1954 | |
12 | Avondale Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 13 May 1944 | torpedoed and lost 1945 | |
13 | Confederation Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 3 Jun 1944 | 1946 Gialong, 1956 Obokil, 1961 Tawau Bay, 1966 Shin Chong, scrapped 1970 | |
14 | Cataraqui Park | Ministry of War Tpt | freighter | 2,877 | 30 Jun 1944 | 1946 Pigneau De Behaine, 1955 Ambouli, 1958 Mukali, 1963 Waywind, scrapped 1969 | |
15 | Kelowna Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 25 Jul 1944 | 1948 La Petite Hermine, 1952 Dharini, scrapped 1988 | |
16 | Taber Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,878 | 28 Aug 1944 | torpedoed and lost 1945 | |
17 | Liscomb Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,877 | 26 Sep 1944 | 1948 Saint Malo, 1951 Tapajos, 1955 Orland, 1964 Sagitta, 1967 Sfinge, 1969 Sirio, 1970 Suerte, scrapped 1972 | |
18 | Wentworth Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,877 | 25 Oct 1944 | 1948 Sundial, 1958 Celeste, 1961 Nadine, 1965 Azar, wrecked off West Punta Bravo, Cuba 1968 | |
19 | Sunset Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,895 | 24 Nov 1944 | 1945 Siderurgica Cinco, scrapped 1965 | |
20 | Ashby Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,894 | 22 Dec 1944 | 1945 Siderurgica Tres, scrapped 1971 | |
21 | Evangeline Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,895 | 13 Apr 1945 | 1947 Federal Mariner, 1950 Santa Monica, 1954 Navem Monica, scrapped 1972 | |
22 | Mulgrave Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,895 | 17 Apr 1945 | 1946 Dun Yu, 1951 Nan Hai 157, 1967 Hong Qi 157, scrapped 1983 | |
23 | Sutherland Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,885 | 31 May 1945 | 1947 Canadian Conqueror, scrapped 1965 | |
24 | Lorne Park | Govt of Canada | freighter | 2,930 | 5 Jul 1945 | 1947 Canadian Leader, scrapped 1965 | |
Built by Pictou Foundry & Machine Co. | |||||||
101 | Scotian | NS Dept of Highways | ferry | 615 | Aug 1946 | later Smokwa 1956, closed 1991 | |
102 | Nipiwan Park | Irving Oil Co. Ltd. | tanker | 1,547 | Nov 1946 | forebody only | |
103 | 192307 | P.W.D. No. 120 | Dept. of Public Works | dredge | 383 | Dec 1950 | later Nova Scotia, scrapped |
104 | Porte Dauphine (YMG/YNG-186) | Royal Canadian Navy | gate vessel | 429d | 10 Dec 1952 | retired 1996, Salmon Transporter | |
Built by Ferguson Industries Ltd. | |||||||
105 | YC-253 | Royal Canadian Navy | lighter | 650d | Dec 1957 | ||
106 | P.W.D. No. 22 | Dept. of Public Works | dredge | 532 | Nov 1954 | ||
107 | 197916 | Pilot Boat No.4 | Dept. of Transport | pilot boat | 25 | Dec 1954 | later Gallix, closed 2011 |
108 | 310063 | Lord Selkirk | Dept. of Transport | ferry | 1,834 | Dec 1957 | later Hull 108 1992, Lord Selkirk 1995, closed 1996 |
109 | YBY 401 | Royal Canadian Navy | barge | Feb 1957 | |||
110 | 198481 | Caraquet | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 11 | Aug 1955 | later HD 10, closed 2010 |
111 | 198482 | Tracadie | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 11 | Sep 1955 | later Pictar |
112 | 198700 | Morell | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 11 | May 1955 | closed 1987 |
113 | 320940 | DOT 41 | Dept. of Transport | tugboat | 11 | July 1955 | sold as Chambly |
114 | DOT 29 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
115 | DOT 30 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
116 | DOT 31 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
117 | DOT 32 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
118 | DOT 33 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
119 | DOT 34 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | June 1955 | |||
121 | 188074 | Laniel | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 11 | Nov 1955 | suspended 2003 |
122 | Barbara W | L. E. Wellner Jr. | dredge | 28 | Oct 1955 | lost 1955 | |
123 | 188503 | Rebecca W | Maritime Dredging | dredge | 23 | Mar 1956 | |
124 | Ellicott Marine | dredge | July 1956 | hull only | |||
125 | 310181 | Percy C Black | NS Dept. of Highways | ferry | 298 | Oct 1957 | later Zimdowney, closed 2003 |
126 | 310127 | Gerald Millar | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 11 | May 1957 | later T.2, Grizzli 6 |
127 | 310080 | Northumberland II | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 15 | Aug 1958 | later Northumberland Meg, closed 1996 |
128 | DOT 97 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | 38 | Aug 1958 | ||
129 | DOT 98 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | 38 | Aug 1958 | later S.L. 98, J.H. 98 | |
130 | 311108 | G.S. 130 | Maritime Dredging | barge | 87 | May 1959 | |
131 | 311109 | G.S. 131 | Maritime Dredging | barge | 87 | May 1959 | |
132 | 311110 | Gulf Spray | Maritime Dredging | tugboat | 15 | May 1959 | |
133 | 311846 | John Guy | Dept. of Transport | ferry | 590 | May 1960 | |
134 | 312646 | G.S. 134 | Maritime Dredging | barge | 150 | May 1959 | closed 1987 |
135 | 311991 | DPW No. 150 | Dept of Public Works | barge | 62 | May 1960 | later S.A. 1 |
136 | 311992 | DPW No. 151 | Dept of Public Works | barge | 62 | May 1960 | later S.1, suspended 2008 |
137 | DOT No. 135 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | 30 | July 1960 | ||
138 | 329546 | DOT No. 136 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | 30 | Oct 1960 | closed 2006 |
139 | 318522 | DOT No. 137 | Dept. of Transport | landing craft | 30 | Oct 1960 | later G.C. 137, suspended 2008 |
140 | DPW No. 12 | Dept of Public Works | barge | June 1960 | reconstruction | ||
141 | 313405 | Brudenell | Dept of Public Works | launch | 15 | Dec 1960 | suspended 2002 |
142 | YDT-11 | Royal Canadian Navy | Dive tender | 123 | Jan 1962 | ||
143 | 318514 | Canada Pilot No. 10 | Dept. of Transport | pilot boat | 67 | Dec 1961 | later Le Bic, Josee H |
144 | 313951 | DPW No. 125 | Dept of Public Works | dredge | 45 | July 1962 | later D.3 |
145 | 318540 | Rapid | Dept. of Transport | patrol boat | 140 | July 1963 | closed 1984 |
146 | YDT-12 | Royal Canadian Navy | Dive tender | 123 | Aug 1963 | ||
147 | YBD-2 | Royal Canadian Navy | Dep. barge | Aug 1963 | |||
148 | 320804 | Prince Nova | Northumberland Fys | ferry | 1,765 | May 1964 | closed 1998 |
149 | 322778 | Grande Entree | Dept of Public Works | tugboat | 21 | July 1964 | later T. 5 |
150 | 322298 | Blue Crest | Job Brothers & Co. Ltd | trawler | 331 | Oct 1964 | later Matthew Atlantic, closed 2001 |
151 | 322303 | Pennypride | John Penny & Sons | trawler | 285 | Nov 1964 | closed 1995 |
152 | Burwolf | Burgeo Trawlers Ltd | trawler | 282 | May 1965 | ||
153 | 323526 | Hermitage II | Gaultois Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 282 | July 1965 | closed 1985 |
154 | 323528 | Burhound | Burgeo Fish Industries | trawler | 283 | Sep 1965 | later Donegal 1982, closed 2014 |
155 | 323529 | Bickerton Pride | Bickerton Co-op Ltd | trawler | 283 | Dec 1965 | |
156 | G.S.135 | Gulf Services Ltd. | barge | 150 | Aug 1965 | ||
157 | 323535 | Blue Sea II | North Atlantic Trawl'g | trawler | 324 | Apr 1966 | later Atlantic Grace 1968, Burfox 1970, Invictus I 1990, closed 1997 |
158 | 326072 | Chebucto | Dept. of Fisheries | patrol boat | 751 | Dec 1966 | later 1998-03, closed 1998 |
159 | 323542 | Eastpack I | Eastern Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 170 | July 1966 | closed 1998 |
160 | 323544 | Amy Usen | Usen Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 170 | Aug 1966 | |
161 | 323545 | Charlotte A Finn | Usen Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 170 | Oct 1966 | |
162 | 323547 | Eastpack II | Eastern Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 170 | Nov 1966 | later Baffin Bay |
163 | YLP 465 | Royal Canadian Navy | float | Dec 1966 | |||
164 | 328023 | Usen No. 1 | Usen Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 171 | May 1967 | later Baffin Run |
165 | 328024 | Usen II | Usen Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 171 | May 1967 | later Michael J. Simmonds, closed 2007 |
166 | 328041 | Acadia Thunderbird | Acadia Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 683 | Dec 1967 | later M13, closed 1991 |
167 | 328044 | Acadia Gannet | Acadia Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 683 | Feb 1968 | later Canso Dart 1973, closed 1984 |
168 | 328049 | Acadia Condor | Acadia Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 683 | May 1968 | later Canso Condor 1973, M14, closed 1991 |
169 | Acadia Tern | Acadia Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 683 | Aug 1968 | ||
170 | 328032 | Pennyfair | John Penny & Sons | trawler | 287 | July 1967 | closed 1989 |
171 | 329242 | Port Alfred II | Saguenay Terminals | tugboat | 164 | May 1969 | later Omni-Richelieu |
172 | 329546 | G.S. 136 | Gulf Services Ltd. | barge | 142 | May 1968 | closed 2006 |
173 | 329349 | DPW No. 75 | Dept of Public Works | barge | 55 | Dec 1968 | later S. 15 |
174 | CG-112 | Canadian Coast Guard | patrol boat | 9 | Jan 1970 | ||
178 | 330133 | Canada Park | Martin Seafoods Ltd. | seiner | 477 | Nov 1969 | closed 1996 |
179 | 330134 | Canada Club | Martin Seafoods Ltd | seiner | 477 | Jan 1970 | closed 1996 |
180 | 370522 | CG-113 | Canadian Coast Guard | patrol boat | 9 | July 1970 | sold as Point Vanguard |
181 | 322535 | Nelson River | Hudson's Bay Co | tugboat | 78 | Aug 1969 | |
182 | 330142 | Mattuna Mariner | Mattuna Fisheries Ltd | seiner | 369 | June 1970 | closed 2011 |
183 | 330143 | Mattuna Maid | Mattuna Fisheries Ltd | seiner | 369 | Aug 1970 | later Gemini No. 1 1976, closed 2014 |
184 | 330144 | Sealife I | Sealife Fisheries Ltd | seiner | 286 | June 1970 | later Mari-Lynne Anita 1977, Lady Janice II |
185 | 323540 | Sealife II | Sealife Fisheries Ltd | seiner | 286 | June 1970 | |
186 | 344952 | Sealife III | Sealife Fisheries Ltd | seiner | 286 | June 1970 | closed 2007 |
187 | 344954 | Apollo III | Les Pecheries Acadian | seiner | 369 | Apr 1971 | closed 2008 |
188 | 344955 | Nicole Daniel | Gauvin & Noel Co. | seiner | 369 | May 1971 | |
189 | 344957 | Margaret Elizabeth No. 1 | Vondel II Fisheries Ltd. | seiner | 369 | June 1971 | |
190 | 344959 | Pennyluck II | John Penny & Sons | trawler | 292 | Nov 1971 | suspended 2012 |
191 | 344973 | Cape Neddick | National Sea Products | trawler | 749 | Nov 1972 | later Omega Runner 1998, Gulf Spirit I 2001, closed 2015 |
192 | 344974 | Cape Farewell | National Sea Products | trawler | 749 | Nov 1972 | later Atlantic King 1994, Orca 1 1997, V O S Eastwind 2004, scrapped 2007 |
193 | 331725 | Prince Edward | Northumberland Fys | ferry | 1,772 | Oct 1972 | later Hull 109 1997, Captain Earl W. Winsor 1998 |
194 | 330137 | Scotian Shore | Can. Offshore Marine | supply boat | 821 | July 1973 | later Fred J. Agnich 1980, Western Crest 1994, Western Salvor 1996, Scotian Shore 1997, (Spain) |
195 | 329550 | Breton Shore | Can. Offshore Marine | supply boat | 819 | Jan 1974 | later Edward O. Vetter 1980, Cabot Sea 1995, Oceanua 1 2005, Mabisel Oceanus 1 2006, (Nigeria) |
196 | 348224 | Haida Warrior | Kingcome Navigation | tugboat | 141 | Aug 1974 | later Haida Warrior II 1978, closed 2011 |
197 | 348233 | A. W. Henricksen | Canso Sea Foods Ltd | trawler | 789 | July 1975 | later Cape Hood 1987, scrapped 2008 |
198 | 348236 | W. R. Ritcey | Canso Sea Foods Ltd | trawler | 791 | Nov 1975 | later Cape Fortune 1987, closed 2012 |
199 | 370541 | Barbara N | Canso Sea Foods Ltd | trawler | 796 | Apr 1976 | later Cape Roseway 1987, closed 1999 |
200 | 370542 | Esther Boyd | Canso Sea Foods Ltd | trawler | 792 | June 1976 | later Cape Chidley 1987, closed 2007 |
201 | 371732 | Cape Roger | Dept. of Fisheries | patrol boat | 1,255 | Aug 1977 | |
202 | Miscou Island | NB Dept. of Highway | ferry | Nov 1975 | |||
203 | 383355 | G. S. Mersey | Riverport Seafoods Ltd | trawler | 279 | June 1978 | |
204 | 383358 | L. P. MacDonald | Riverport Seafoods Ltd | trawler | 279 | June 1978 | closed 2008 |
205 | 372300 | Dartmouth III | City of Dartmouth | ferry | 256 | May 1979 | |
206 | 372301 | Halifax III | City of Dartmouth | ferry | 256 | May 1979 | |
207 | 392022 | Clouston | Riverport Seafoods Ltd | trawler | 278 | Aug 1979 | closed 2009 |
208 | 383208 | T. K. Pierce | Pierce Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 289 | Aug 1979 | closed 2005 |
209 | 392029 | A. F. Pierce | Pierce Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 294 | Oct 1979 | closed 2007 |
210 | 800741 | Wilfred Templeman | Dept. of Fisheries | trawler | 925 | Mar 1982 | later 2011-01, sold as Blain M |
211 | 800746 | Alfred Needler | Dept. of Fisheries | trawler | 925 | Mar 1982 | |
212 | 392030 | Ruby Elaine | Riverport Seafoods Ltd | trawler | 277 | Dec 1979 | closed 2005 |
213 | 395652 | Lady Melissa | Comeau Seafoods Ltd | seiner | 368 | Jan 1981 | |
214 | 395650 | Jennifer Jean No. 1 | Scotia Point Fisheries | seiner | 368 | Dec 1980 | later Ocean Lady, closed 2007 |
215 | 395655 | Ernest E. Pierce | Pierce Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 294 | June 1981 | closed 2013 |
903 | 836500 | Stormont II | Dept. of Transportation | passenger | 84 | 1980 | sub-contract from Sydney Engineering |
904 | 800451 | Island Princess IV | trawler | 263 | 1980 | sub-contract from Sydney Engineering, Knight-Dragon | |
216 | 330484 | F. T. Hewlett | Ferguson Industries | trawler | 780 | 1983 | reconstruction, closed 1986 |
217 | 836499 | Scotian | NS Dept. of Highways | ferry | 110 | Aug 1983 | |
Built by Pictou Industries Ltd. | |||||||
218 | 807033 | Earl Grey | Canadian Coast Guard | icebreaker | 1,972 | May 1986 | |
219 | 805152 | Cachalot I | Adams & Knickle Ltd | trawler | 284 | May 1986 | |
220 | 805165 | Woodside I | City of Dartmouth | ferry | 256 | 1986 | |
221 | 804249 | Atlantic Optimist | McLeod Fisheries | trawler | 346 | June 1987 | |
222 | 804248 | Atlantic Odyssey | McLeod Fisheries | trawler | 346 | June 1987 | |
223 | 808324 | Genny and Doug | Jonathan & Amy Fish | trawler | 346 | June 1987 | later Suvak |
224 | 808647 | Atlantic Prospect | Pierce Fisheries Ltd | trawler | 346 | June 1987 | later Tulugarnaq, Kiviuq I |
225 | 811456 | Richmond Odyssey | Richmond Fisheries | trawler | 563 | Aug 1989 | |
226 | 815540 | Confederation | Northumberland Fys | ferry | 8,060 | 1993 |