Name |
BONAVISTA |
Construction |
STEEL |
Type |
VESSEL, PASSENGER, CARGO |
Date |
1956 |
Official Number |
198409 |
Description |
Yard Number: 852 Launched 26th January 1956, sponsored by Lady Bowater, wife of Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater, chairman of Bowater Paper Corp. Ltd. Film of the launch was shown on Canadian television the following day. Sister ship to the NONIA, both specially designed to operate as passenger and cargo vessels on the Newfoundland Coast. Strengthened for navigation in ice. Ship's History: Launched - January 1956 Delivered - April 1956 (a) Bonavista - Canada She served as BONAVISTA for her entire career Scrapped in Quebec, Canada in 1993 Particulars: Ship type - Passenger / General cargo ship Gross tonnage - 1,174 Net tonnage - 575 Deadweight tonnage - 1,389 L.O.A. - 65.46 meters (214'9") L.B.P. - 60.66 meters (199'0) Width overall - 10.70 meters (35'1") Width moulded - 10.67 meters (35'0") Draught - 5.25 meters (17'2.5") Depth - 5.95 meters (19'6") Container capacity - none Reefer container capacity - none Construction: Yard name - Hall Russel & Company Ltd. Country - Aberdeen, Scotland Hull number - 852 Engine builder - Canadian Locomotive Company Ltd., Kingston, Ontario, Canada Number of engines - 1 Engine type - Fairbanks-Morse 8-cylinder diesel Horsepower - 955 kW or 1,280 bhp Speed - 12 knots Bow/stern thuster hp - none Cranes - 3 at 4 tonne capacity ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Former owners, accidents, conversions, cargoes, voyages, sightings or corrections etc - Viewer contributions * In these pictures Bonavista was being towed from Montreal after she was used as a stage prop for the movie "Cargo" * She was owned by the Canadian National Railway Company through the 1960s and early 1970s * Prior to her sale for scrap Bonavista was listed as owned by 2525-415 Quebec Inc., Canada * It is beleived that she was dismantled in Quebec during 1993 Information sources - Fairplay Internet Ship Register, Lloyds Registers & Marine News - The World Ship Society |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Shipowner |
Canadian National Railway co., St John's, Newfoundland |
Dimensions |
length 214' 9" x breadth 35' 1" x depth 17' 2" Gross Tonnage: 1174 ton |