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Halifax Shipyard

Halifax NS

Most recent update: July 15, 2020.

Halifax Shipyard was started in 1889 as the Halifax Graving Dock Company: it became Halifax Shipyard in 1918 and Halifax Dartmouth Industries in 1979. It has been part of the Irving Group since 1992. Visit them here and see the yard from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT metres Built Notes
Built by the Halifax Graving Dock Company
134463 Sambro Halifax Graving Dock lighter 45 1915
Built by Halifax Shipyard Ltd.
1 141861 Canadian Mariner Canadian Government freighter 5,384 Nov 1920 later Choyo Maru 1933, torpedoed and lost 1942
2 150245 Canadian Explorer Canadian Government freighter 5,408 Feb 1921 later Achille Lauro 1933, scuttled 1945
3 150463 Canadian Cruiser Canadian Government refrigerated freighter 7,178 1921 scuttled 1941
4 150465 Canadian Constructor Canadian Government refrigerated freighter 7,178 Dec 1921 later Argos Hill 1939, burned 1947
5 156510 N. B. McLean Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker 3,254 July 1930 scrapped 1989
6 N.A.D. 01 (HC-82) Royal Canadian Navy 79' lighter 1940
7 No. 20 Royal Canadian Navy 110' towed target May 1941
8 No. 16 Royal Canadian Navy 110' towed target May 1941
9 No. 24 Royal Canadian Navy 110' towed target May 1941
10 CN 212 N.A.D. 02 (HC-83) Royal Canadian Navy 79' lighter 1941
11 CN 213 N.A.D. 03 (HC-84) Royal Canadian Navy 79' lighter 1941
12 CN 278 Micmac Royal Canadian Navy destroyer 1,927d Sep 1945 scrapped 1964
13 CN 279 Nootka Royal Canadian Navy destroyer 1,927d Aug 1946 scrapped 1964
14 CN 390 Cayuga Royal Canadian Navy destroyer 1,927d Oct 1947 scrapped 1964
15 CN 391 Athabaskan Royal Canadian Navy destroyer 1,927d Jan 1948 scrapped 1969
16 Export Bahia Aguirre Argentine Navy passenger freighter 3,828 Mar 1950 scrapped 1986
17 Export Bahia Buen Suceso Argentine Navy passenger freighter 3,834 May 1950 sunk as target 1982
18 Export Bahia Thetis Argentine Navy passenger freighter 3,831 Aug 1950 inactive
19 DDE-206 Saguenay Royal Canadian Navy frigate 2,265d Dec 1956 reefed off Lunenberg NS 1994
20 DDE-230 Margaree Royal Canadian Navy frigate 2,265d Oct 1957 scrapped 1994
21 DDE-235 Chaudiere Royal Canadian Navy frigate 2,365d Nov 1959 reefed in Sechelt Inlet BC 1992
22 310142 Sir William Alexander Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender 2,154 June 1959 later William 1987, H.22 1990, Pilar del Caribe 1993, abandoned in Jamaica 1995
23 YBE 494 YBE 494 Defence Research Board calibration barge 633 1959
24 326467 D.P.W. No. 141 Dept. of Public Works dredge 21 June 1959
25 312703 Halmar Halifax Shipyards Ltd. tugboat 28 June 1960
26 312719 D.P.W. No. 16 Dept. of Public Works dredge 69 Aug 1960 later Mighty Master
27 DDH 265 Annapolis Royal Canadian Navy frigate 2,400d Dec 1964 reefed in Howe Sound BC 2015
28 318060 Confederation Canadian National RW ferry 2,371 Apr 1962 later Hull 28, 1993, Nordik Passeur 1994, scrapped 2007
29 318511 Maxwell Dept. of Mines & Surveys research 244 Jan 1962 later Terra Nova
30 318345 Cape Freels Dept. of Fisheries fisheries patrol 696 July 1962
31 320550 Cape Anne National Sea Products trawler 359 May 1964 later Hannah Atlantic 1985
32 320571 Cape Royal National Sea Products trawler 359 June 1964
33 320572 Cape Norman National Sea Products trawler 359 July 1964 later Ryan Atlantic
34 323113 Brandal M.V. Tem Ltd trawler 457 July 1965 later Granchio 1995
35 326024 Atkinson H.B. Nickerson & Sons trawler 371 Oct 1965 later M12
36 326023 J. E. Kenney H.B. Nickerson & Sons trawler 371 Jan 1966
37 326043 Cape Nova National Sea Products trawler 617 June 1966
38 326055 Cape Morrow National Sea Products trawler 617 Aug 1966 later Debbie 1994
39 326062 Cape Pictou National Sea Products trawler 617 Sep 1966 later Enda 1995
40 326535 Haida Brave Kingcome Navigation tugboat 566 Apr 1966 later Commodore Straits 1978
41 326067 Cape Scotia National Sea Products trawler 618 Oct 1966 later Cape Allik 1994
42 326069 Cape Nelson National Sea Products trawler 618 Dec 1966 later Cape Mugford 1994
43 326068 Cape Alert National Sea Products trawler 618 Dec 1966 later Point Alert
44 326074 Cape Keltic National Sea Products trawler 360 Feb 1967 later God Is Good 2007
45 326075 Cape Rouge National Sea Products trawler 358 Mar 1967
46 326086 J. B. Nickerson H.B. Nickerson & Sons trawler 652 May 1967 later Cape Eagle, M15, Mitzi
47 326067 R. D. Evans H.B. Nickerson & Sons trawler 652 June 1967 lost off Anticosti Island 1972
48 329037 Newfoundland Eagle North Eastern Fisheries trawler 835 Aug 1967 later Arctic Eagle 1994, Onward Eagle 1996, Polaris 1998
49 329046 Newfoundland Falcon North Eastern Fisheries trawler 836 Sep 1967
50 329062 Newfoundland Hawk North Eastern Fisheries trawler 835 Nov 1967 later Kull 1994, Cape Zenith 1996
51 329070 Newfoundland Kestrel North Eastern Fisheries trawler 835 Dec 1967 later Pistrik 1994, Cape Circle 1996
52 328640 Cape Argos National Sea Products trawler 628 Mar 1968
53 328657 Cape John National Sea Products trawler 629 May 1968
54 328670 Cape Bauld National Sea Products trawler 629 June 1968
55 328678 Cape York National Sea Products trawler 628 Aug 1968
56 329732 Cape Howe National Sea Products trawler 628 Sep 1968
57 329739 Cape Charles National Sea Products trawler 628 Oct 1968
58 329779 SEDCO H SEDCO semi-submersible 9,568 Apr 1970
59 329797 SEDCO I SEDCO semi-submersible 9,617 Dec 1970
60 Export Manco Capac Government of Peru 285' train ferry n.m. 1970 assembled at Lake Titicaca, Peru
61 345826 SEDCO J SEDCO semi-submersible 9,811 Sep 1972
62 345822 Cape Fox National Sea Products trawler 750 June 1972 later Arctic Fox 1994, Patricia 1996, Arctic Fox 1997
63 345825 Cape Smoky National Sea Products trawler 750 June 1972 later Ocean Hunter 1994, Cientifico 1999
64 Export SEDNETH 701 SEDCO semi-submersible 10,523 Oct 1973
65 Export SEDCO 704 SEDCO semi-submersible 7,932 Sep 1974
66 Export SEDCO 705 (Stadrill) SEDCO semi-submersible 7,932 Nov 1975
67 Export SEDCO 709 SEDCO semi-submersible 7,933 Feb 1977
68 Export SEDCO/BP 471 SEDCO/BP drill ship 7,538 Jan 1978 later JOIDES Resolution 1996
Built by Halifax Dartmouth Industries Ltd
69 392729 Cape Brier National Sea Products trawler 992 July 1981 later Murman Pride 1999, Lydia L 2000, S. Ocean Skipper 2004
70 800481 Cape Ballard National Sea Products trawler 991 Nov 1981
71 800493 Cape Fourchu National Sea Products trawler 991 Jan 1982 collision and sank 1989
72 808715 Ann Harvey Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender 3,853 June 1987
Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd.
6073 814343 Point Chebucto Eastern Canada Towing tugboat 434 Jan 1993
6074 MCDV 700 Kingston Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 Sep 1996
6075 MCDV 701 Glace Bay Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 Oct 1996
6076 MCDV 702 Nanaimo Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 May 1997
6077 MCDV 703 Edmonton Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 May 1997
6078 MCDV 704 Shawinigan Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 June 1997
6079 MCDV 705 Whitehorse Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 June 1997
6080 MCDV 706 Yellowknife Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 Apr 1998
6081 MCDV 707 Goose Bay Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 July 1998
6082 MCDV 708 Moncton Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 July 1998
6083 MCDV 709 Saskatoon Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 Dec 1998
6084 MCDV 710 Brandon Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 June 1999
6085 MCDV 711 Summerside Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper 750 July 1999
6086 821333 Atlantic Eagle Atlantic Towing offshore supply 3,157 Dec 1999
6087 821332 Atlantic Hawk Atlantic Towing offshore supply 3,157 May 2000
6088 824770 Atlantic Kingfisher Atlantic Towing AHTS 3,453 Dec 2002
6089 824923 Atlantic Osprey Atlantic Towing AHTS 3,453 July 2003
6090 828193 Petit Princess Nova Scotia DoT ferry 328 Jan 2004
6091 Export Stevns Arctic Stevns Towage ASD tugboat 510 June 2005 later Ocean Arctique
6092 Export Pearl Mist Pearl Seas Cruises passenger 4,985 Dec 2009
6093 835144 Atlantic Condor Atlantic Towing offshore supply 2,334 Dec 2010
6094 836777 Private Robertson VC Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 1 Aug 2012
6095 837014 Caporal Kaeble VC Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 8 Nov 2012
6096 837187 Corporal Teather CV Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 4 Feb 2013
6097 837317 Constable Carriere Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 6-Apr13
6098 837558 G. Peddle Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 8-Jul13
6099 837734 Corporal McLaren MMV Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 28 Oct 2013
6100 837973 A. LeBlanc Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 27 Feb 2014
6101 838229 M. Charles MB Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 11 Jun 2014
6102 838472 Captain Goddard MSM Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel 253 22 Sep 2014
840396 Atlantic Owl (ex-Paul A. Sacuta) Atlantic Towing multi-functional 6,706 10 Jan 2017 built by Galati, finished by Halifax
840397 Atlantic Heron Atlantic Towing platform supply 6,289 10 Jan 2017 built by Galati, disassembled by Cadiz, reassembled by Halifax
840492 Atlantic Griffon Atlantic Towing platform supply 6,289 28 Feb 2017 built by Galati, disassembled by Cadiz, reassembled by Halifax
840516 Atlantic Shrike Atlantic Towing platform supply 6,289 9 Mar 2017 built by Galati, disassembled by Cadiz, reassembled by Halifax
AOPV 430 Harry DeWolf Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV 431 Margaret Brooke Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV 432 Max Bernays Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV 433 William Hall Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV 434 Frederick Rolette Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV 435 Robert Hampton Gray Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel
AOPV Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel
AOPV Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel
SCSC-1 Royal Canadian Navy corvette 15 ships planned

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