Ontario Power

1965                                 Ontario Power                                1983 (1987)

Steel self-unloading Great Lakes/ocean bulk freighter

Built at St. Catharines ON by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd., Hull 37
Launched June 19, 1965
Built to carry coal from Dominion Coal Co., Sydney NS to Ontario Hydro ports on Lake Ontario

712’ LOA, 675’2” LBP, 75’ beam, 45’9” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired boilers, steam turbine engine, 9000 SHP

Enrolled at
689.4 x 75.2 x 42.5, 20624 GT, 12768 NT     Can 322194     to:
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON (home port Toronto ON)

Entered service July 1965

Sold 1983 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes

Renamed Thornhill (Vanuatu) 1983 and Alkalli Seri (Mexico) 1984

Sold for scrap 1987.  Arrived Kaohsiung Taiwan June 9, 1987 for scrapping.

IMO 6515435

 

6503

 

 

One thought on “Ontario Power

  1. i wish to know the names of the crew for the ontario power. also the positions they held in 1966 and 67.
    i often saw her in my port in sydney ns.
    thank you
    lorne mackinnon

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