Port Weller Dry Docks
St. Catherines ON
Most recent update: July 14, 2021.
Port Weller Dry Docks was established in 1946, near Lock 1 of the Welland Canal, on a site which had originally been developed in the 1930s, as a dry dock for the Canal's equipment. At first the company concentrated on repair work, but after WWII it began lengthening and rebuilding vessels, and expanded by operating subsidiary shipyards at Port Dalhousie and Toronto (Toronto Dry Dock Co.) It went bankrupt in 2006, however, and was restructured as Seaway Marine & Industrial Inc., but went bankrupt again in 2013. In 2017, it was bought by Heddle Marine and reopened. See the shipyard from the air on Google here.
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O/N | Name | Customer | Type | GT | Completed | Notes | |
11 | 193632 | Scott Misener | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 13,081 | June 1951 | later John E. F. Misener 1954, scrapped 1986 |
12 | 194831 | John O. McKellar | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 13,884 | Sep 1952 | later Elmglen 1984, scrapped 1990 |
14 | 194832 | Scott Misener | Colonial Steamships Ltd | laker | 15,279 | July 1954 | scrapped 1990 |
15 | 193754 | A. F. Fifield | J. P. Porter & Co. | tugboat | 118 | 1955 | built at Port Dalhousie, D. Lauder, J. Manic, foundered off Cap du Cormoran 1994 |
16 | J. J. Bomboir/Constructor | Dravo Corp. | tugboat | 30 | 1954 | built at Port Dalhousie, Kim R. D. 1986 | |
17 | Bert Verge | Port Weller Dry Dock Co. | tugboat | 22 | 1956 | built at Port Dalhousie | |
18 | 198009 | Griffon | Beaconsfield Steamships Co | canal boat | 2,292 | 1956 | later Franquelin 1967, Eva Desgagnes 1987, Telchac 1989, scrapped 1992 |
19 | 198025 | Tecumseh | Beaconsfield Steamships Co | canal boat | 2,293 | Apr 1956 | later New York News 1967, Stella Desgagnes 1986, Beam Beginner 1993, Wolf River 1995, scrapped |
20 | 198223 | MCNCO No. 23 | McNamara Construction | dump scow | 219 | 1956 | |
21 | 198224 | MCNCO No. 24 | McNamara Construction | dump scow | 219 | 1956 | |
22 | 198225 | MCNCO No. 25 | McNamara Construction | dump scow | 219 | 1956 | |
23 | 188756 | C.D. 123 | Canadian Dredge | dump scow | 381 | 1956 | |
24 | 189894 | Frank A. Sherman | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 15,157 | July 1958 | scrapped 1987 |
25 | 311399 | Seaway Queen | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 16,053 | June 1959 | scrapped 2004 |
26 | Sir Andrew | Russell Construction | dredge | 258 | 1957 | later Le Heron, closed | |
27 | 189887 | Andrew B | Russell Construction | dredge | 388 | 1958 | closed 1996 |
348352 | Merganser | dredge | 23 | 1958 | closed 2015 | ||
28 | 311463 | Red Wing | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker forebody | 17,813 | July 1960 | jumboization of a T2 tanker, scrapped 1987 |
29 | Federal Palm | Fed. of the West Indies | passenger freighter | 3,196 | Sep 1961 | later Cenpac Rounder 1972, scrapped 1979 | |
30 | 188774 | Sir John Crosbie | Chimo Shipping | freighter | 1,859 | July 1962 | later Terra Nova 1980, Holsten 1992, foundered 1992 |
31 | 318762 | Nelvana | Upper Lakes Shipping | yacht | 61 | 1963 | suspended 2008 |
32 | 319263 | Imperial Lachine | Imperial Oil | tanker | 734 | June 1963 | later Josee M. 2003, Murex 2003, Arca 2003, Arca I (Panama) 2016 |
33 | 319264 | Imperial Verdun | Imperial Oil | tanker | 734 | Aug 1963 | later Sillery (St. Vincent) 1979 |
34 | 322191 | James E. McGrath | Port Weller Dry Dock Co | tugboat | 90 | 1963 | closed 2008 |
35 | 318773 | Cape Breton Miner | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 18,809 | May 1964 | later Conveyor 1969, Cape Breton Miner 1962, Mazahua 1983, scrapped 1987 |
36 | 188775 | C. E. Ted Smith | DomTar Ltd | tugboat | 52 | Aug 1963 | later Fred Scandrett, closed 2016 |
37 | 322194 | Ontario Power | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 20,623 | July 1965 | later Thornhill 1983, Akalli Seri 1984, Kalli 1986, scrapped 1987 |
38 | 322192 | Chesley A. Crosbie | Chimo Shipping | freighter | 1,961 | Nov 1964 | later Terra Nordica 1982, Northern Star 1992, Tica (Bolivia) 1995, Sandakan 1997, no trace 2011 |
39 | 326037 | Imperial Acadia | Imperial Oil | tanker | 7,068 | Apr 1966 | later Algoscotia 1998, Ralph Tucker 2001, Capt. Ralph Tucker 2001, Ralph Tucker 2004, scrapped 2004 |
40 | 320967 | E. E. Prince | Dept. of Fisheries | research trawler | 406 | 1966 | later Lady Kimberley I, Heitee, yacht Maria II |
41 | 326395 | Canadian Century | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 20,343 | May 1967 | later John D. Leitch 2002 |
Pitts Centennial | C. A. Pitts Eng. Co. | scow | 319 | May 1967 | subcontract from Toronto DD, closed | ||
42 | 328087 | Tracy | Canadian Coast Guard | buoy tender | 963 | Apr 1968 | sold 2017 as Ocean Tracy |
43 | 326392 | Grand Prince | Bonavista Cold Storage Co | trawler | 535 | Jan 1967 | closed 1996, scrapped |
44 | 328731 | Grand Baron | Bonavista Cold Storage Co | trawler | 539 | July 1967 | later Sea Reefer I 2010 |
45 | 328732 | Grand Count | Bonavista Cold Storage Co | trawler | 540 | Sep 1967 | scrapped 2008 |
46 | 328733 | Grand Knight | Bonavista Cold Storage Co | trawler | 539 | Nov 1967 | scrapped 2009 |
47 | 328088 | Limnos | Dept. of Fisheries | research trawler | 460 | May 1968 | |
48 | 328735 | Canadian Progress | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 21,436 | Aug 1968 | later Algoma Progress, scrapped 2014 |
49 | 330799 | Betsiamites | Atlantic & Pacific Barge Co. | barge | 5,396 | Mar 1969 | closed 2017 |
50 | 330800 | Sault au Cochon | Atlantic & Pacific Barge Co. | barge | 5,395 | July 1969 | closed 2011 |
51 | 330798 | Atlantic | Atlantic & Pacific Barge Co. | tugboat | 438 | May 1969 | later Laval, Ocean Echo II |
52 | 330099 | S.M.T.B. No. 7 | Shell Canada | tank barge | 607 | 1969 | |
53 | 344887 | Thomas Haviland/Vacationland | Ministry of Transport | ferry | 3,038 | 1970 | later Fundy Paradise 2001 |
54 | 344866 | William Pope/Holiday Island | Ministry of Transport | ferry | 3,037 | Apr 1971 | |
55 | 337383 | Laurentian Forest | Burnett Steamship Co | Ro-Ro ship | 16,380 | Nov 1972 | later Grand Encounter 1980, Laurentian Forest 1985, Federal Seaway 1988, Cape Lobos 1988, scrapped |
56 | 337392 | Avon Forest | Burnett Steamship Co | Ro-Ro ship | 16,382 | June 1973 | later Federal Lakes 1986, Cape Lambert 1988, scrapped 2015 |
57 | 348195 | Imperial St. Clair | Imperial Oil | tanker | 7,964 | Apr 1974 | later Algosar 1998, Genesis Explorer 2005, scrapped 2011 |
58 | Wolfe | Canadian Coast Guard | icebreaker Forebody | 2,171 | 1974 | scrapped 1989 | |
59 | 347522 | Sir Robert Bond | Ministry of Transport of Nfld. | Rail/Truck ferry | 10,433 | Oct 1975 | closed 2019 |
60 | 348355 | Canadian Olympic | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 22,887 | Nov 1976 | later Algoma Olympic, scrapped 2018 |
61 | Wheat King | Upper Lakes Shipping | Laker Midbody | 4,373 | 1976 | scrapped 1989 | |
62 | YBZ 62 | Dept. of Nat. Defense | tank cleaning barge | 726 | Apr 1977 | ||
63 | 348357 | Arctic | Fednav Ltd. | laker | 19,420 | June 1978 | scrapped 2021 |
64 | 348360 | Canadian Transport | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 23,399 | Apr 1979 | later Algoma Transport |
65 | 391204 | Canadian Enterprise | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 23,395 | Dec 1979 | later Algoma Enterprise, scrapped 2021 |
66 | Canadian Navigator | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker forebody | 18,788 | Apr 1980 | later Algoma Navigator, scrapped 2016 | |
67 | 395424 | Canadian Pioneer | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 24,194 | Oct 1981 | later Pioneer 1988, scrapped 2014 |
68 | 802160 | Des Groseilliers | Canadian Coast Guard | icebreaker | 6,098 | Oct 1982 | |
69 | James Norris | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker conversion | 12,962 | July 1983 | conversion to self-unloader, scrapped 2011 | |
70 | 802349 | Canadian Ambassador | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker | 24,230 | July 1983 | later Ambassador 1986, Algosea 2000, Ambassador 2000, scrapped 2014 |
71 | Canadian Explorer | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker conversion | 16,353 | Oct 1983 | joining stern of vessel 'Cabot" to forebody of laker 'Northern Venture', Canadian Transfer, Algoma Transfer, scrapped | |
72 | Canadian Ranger | Upper Lakes Shipping | laker conversion | 16,358 | Apr 1984 | joining stern of vessel 'Chimo" to forebody of laker 'Hilda Marjanne', scrapped | |
73 | Arctic | Fednav Ltd. | laker conversion | 19,420 | 1985 | new side shell, scrapped 2021 | |
74 | Arctic | Fednav Ltd. | laker conversion | 19,420 | 1986 | New bow, scrapped 2021 | |
75 | 803748 | Northern Ranger | Ministry of Transport of Nfld. | ferry | 2,565 | Sep 1986 | |
76 | 814082 | Jiimaan | Ministry of Transport | ferry | 2,830 | June 1992 | |
77 | CSL Niagara | Canada Steamship Lines | laker forebody | 23,983 | 1999 | ex-J. W. McGiffin | |
78 | Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin | Canada Steamship Lines | laker forebody | 23,980 | 2000 | ex-H. M. Griffith | |
79 | CSL Laurentian | Canada Steamship Lines | laker forebody | 24,024 | 2001 | ex-Louis R. Desmarais | |
80 | CSL Assinniboine | Canada Steamship Lines | laker forebody | 23,445 | 2005 | ex-Jean Parisien | |
81 | Frisian Spring | Boomsma Shipping B.V. | freighter | 4,060 | completed by Peters SB, Kampen, Netherlands | ||
82 | Frisian Summer | Boomsma Shipping B.V. | freighter | 4,060 | completed by Peters SB, Kampen, Netherlands | ||
Major Conversions | |||||||
Transinland | Transit Tankers & Term. Ltd. | laker | 1,946 | 1948 | conversion to tanker | ||
Valley Camp | The Valley Camp Coal Co. | laker | 2,878 | 1950 | lengthening 53' section | ||
Black River | Quebec & Ontario Transportation | laker | 3,587 | 1952 | conversion from barge to s/p laker (584gt increase), Tuxpancliffe, scrapped 1983 | ||
Pic River | Quebec & Ontario Transportation | laker | 3,569 | 1953 | conversion from barge to s/p laker (590gt increase), scrapped 1978 | ||
Wheat King | Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. | laker | 12,339 | 1960 | tanker converted to bulk carrier | ||
Chicago Tribune | Quebec & Ontario Transportation | laker | 3,859 | 1962 | lengthening, 69' section, 630 gt increase | ||
Algomarine | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 18,339 | 1988 | conversion to self unloader, ex Lake Manitoba, Davie # 665, scrapped 2016 | ||
501 | Algosteel | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 18,424 | 1990 | conversion to self unloader. ex Algogulf ex A.S. Glossbrenner, Davie Hull 658, scrapped 2018 | |
502 | Atlantic Huron | Canada Steamship Lines Inc. | laker | 23,054 | 1989 | conversion to self unloader ex Prairie Harvest, Collingwood # 227 | |
503 | Senneville | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 18,845 | 1990 | new double bottom, St John Sbdg # 1084, Algoville (see # 507), as Tim S. Dool | |
504 | HMCS Terra Nova | Canadian Armed Forces | 1989 | refit | |||
505 | HMCS Nipigon | Canadian Armed Forces | 1990 | refit | |||
506 | Capt. Henry Jackman | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 19,643 | 1996 | conversion to self unloader, ex Lake Wabush, Collingwood Hull 223, scrapped 2019 | |
507 | Algoville | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 18,700 | 1996 | hull widening ex Senneville, St. John # 1084, as Tim S.Dool | |
508 | Canadian Navigator | Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. | laker | 18,788 | 1997 | conversion to self unloader, see also hull # 66, renamed Algoma Navigator, scrapped 2016 | |
509 | Algoway | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 16,817 | 1997 | hull widening, Collingwood # 200, scrapped 2018 | |
510 | HMCS Athabaskan | Canadian Armed Forces | 1997 | refit, scrapped | |||
511 | Algorail | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 16,157 | 1998 | self-unloading refit Collingwood # 189, scrapped 2018 | |
512 | Algowest | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 19,853 | 1998 | conversion to self unloader, Collingwood # 226, renamed Peter R. Cresswell, scrapped 2016 | |
513 | Canadian Transfer | Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. | laker | 11,120 | 1998 | joining of stern & forebody from two different vessels, renamed Algoma Transfer, scrapped 2011 | |
514 | Algoeast | Algoma Central Corporation | tanker | 7,886 | 1999 | tanker double-hull installation, ex Imperial St. Lawrence, scrapped 2017 | |
515 | Agawa Canyon | Algoma Central Corporation | laker | 16,290 | 1999 | self-unloading refit, Collingwood # 195, scrapped 2010 | |
516 | CSL Tadoussac | Canada Steamship Lines Inc. | laker | 20,101 | 2001 | hull widening, ex Tadoussac, Collingwood Hull 192 | |
517 | Canadian Century | Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. | laker | 22,080 | 2002 | midbody reconstruction, John D. Leitch | |
518 | Atlantic Huron | Canada Steamship Lines Inc. | laker | 23,054 | 2002 | hull widening, ex Prairie Harvest, Collingwood # 227 | |
519 | Le Vent | McKeil Marine Inc. | tank barge | 6,888 | 2001 | conversion of hopper barge into tank barge, McCleary's Spirit | |
520 | HMCS Haida | HMCS Haida Society | 2003 | refit, WWII Destroyer Museum ship | |||
521 | Griffon | Canadian Coast Guard | 2,212 | 2003 | refit | ||
522 | HMCS Halifax | Canadian Armed Forces | 2003 | refit | |||
523 | Module M01 | 2004 | topside module | ||||
524 | Jean Parisiene | Canada Steamship Lines Inc. | laker | 22,772 | 2005 | see hull # 80 | |
525 | Module | laker | 2004 | topside module | |||
526 | Traverse Rene Levasseur | McKeil Workboats Ltd | ferry barge | 253 | 2004 | sectional ferry barge, Viateur's Spirit | |
527 | Griffon | Canadian Coast Guard | 2,212 | 2008 | refit |