Ship Details

Seaworker

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Registry #1 325544 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1965 Frank Broderick Name 6
Name 2 1995 Coulson Marine One Name 7
Name 3 1997 Seaworker Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1965 Place Esquimalt Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 220' x 42.1' x 10.9'
Builder Yarrows Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 1618 Type 1 Landing Craft
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Research Vessel
Engine 2-3280bhp T/S diesel 16-cylinder engines Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Cleveland OH
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds She was lengthened to accomodate more cargo. She was re-built in 1969 at Tuktoyaktuk NWT to 280' steel-hulled 2136gt 1555rt. She was converted to an exploration vessel for the oil play. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1965-1979 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB Canada. Northern Transportation Co. Ltd. Had the Frank Broderick built for Arctic sealift service in Esquimalt in 1965. In 1995-1997 she was owned by Coulson Marine Group to support helicopter logging, carrying a sky crane and other helicopters. In 1997 she was owned by Supportworx B.V., Netherlands.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1997-08-26
 
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Anecdotes
A modern design this vessel had loading doors in the bow which could be opened to allow a roll-on roll-off operation. There were no wharves in most of the communities in the Western Arctic which dictated the design of the ship. Even now there are only wharves at Tuktoyaktuk and Cambridge Bay. The newer design allowed for the use of forklifts and other specialized cargo-handling equipment and the cargo was then palletized. The cargo transport market was such that the James Broderick was already too small. The cargo service continued to evolve rapidly through this period and the introduction of containerized cargo services continued rapidly. Large handling machinery such as huge forklifts which could lift a 40 ton container were introduced. This became the standard approach which is continued to the current day in the north. The James Broderick, even after her rebuilding, could not efficiently handle the 40 ton containers so this vessel was eclipsed by the barge traffic and laid up at anchor for several years. The vessel was originally built as a landing craft in 1965 by Yarrows Ltd. and converted during 1980 to an Arctic class survey vessel. Vessel had been nicknamed "the Cadillac of the Arctic" by many who sailed on her.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; www.marcon.com;
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