Grande Ronde was chartered to Los Angeles Tanker Operations, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, for wartime service, primarily in the Pacific Theater. This ship was 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) o/a, with a beam of 68 ft (21 m) and 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m) deep. Powered by a 7,240 shp (5,399 kW) GE steam turbine engine, she had a deadweight tonnage of 16,600 tons and a capacity of 141,200 US bbl (16,840,000 L; 4,450,000 US gal; 3,700,000 imp gal) of fuel oil.[1]
In 1948 the Grande Ronde was sold to the Cephalonian Maritime Company of Athens, Greece. Renamed Kate N.L. she operated in the Mediterranean Sea transporting petroleum products.[1]
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In 1960 she was sold to Leitch Transport Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, and towed to the Schlieker-Werft shipyard in Hamburg, West Germany, to be converted to a bulk carrier. The ship was extended to 730 ft 5 in (222.63 m), with a beam of 75 ft (23 m) giving her a deadweight tonnage of 25,600 tons.[1]
The ship, renamed Hilda Marjanne, returned to Canada in August 1961 for service on the Great Lakes transporting grain and iron ore.[1]
In 1975 she was one of three ships called to aid the search for survivors from the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald which had gone down; but stormy weather forced her to abandon her efforts leaving just the SS William Clay Ford and the SS Arthur M. Anderson to continue the search.[4]
Hilda Marjanne was laid up at Hamilton, Ontario on June 13, 1983. The bows and midsection (minus the forward wheelhouse, stern accommodations and machinery) of Hilda Marjanne were then joined to the stern section of the freighter Chimo at the Port Weller Dry Docks, St. Catharines, Ontario. The remaining unwanted sections of both ships were scrapped. The new ship was completed on April 5, 1984, as the bulk carrier Canadian Ranger, which served as a grain transporter until laid up in 2008. She was scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, in 2011.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefWharton, George (2011). "Canadian Ranger". boatnerd.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^"HILDA MARJANNE". shipspotting.com. 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Colton, Tim (2011). . shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Heidorn, Keith C. (2012). "Weather Events: The Edmund Fitzgerald Storm". islandnet.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
External linksedit
Visser, Auke (2012). "Grande Ronde". aukevisser.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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hilda, marjanne, hilda, marjanne, canadian, straight, deck, bulk, carrier, operating, great, lakes, history, namegrande, ronde, 1943, 1948, kate, 1948, 1960, hilda, marjanne, 1960, 1983, operatorlos, angeles, tanker, operations, 1943, 1948, cephalonian, mariti. Hilda Marjanne was a Canadian straight deck bulk carrier operating on the Great Lakes History NameGrande Ronde 1943 1948 Kate N L 1948 1960 Hilda Marjanne 1960 1983 OperatorLos Angeles Tanker Operations Inc USA 1943 1948 Cephalonian Maritime Company Greece 1948 1960 Leitch Transport Ltd Canada 1960 1983 BuilderKaiser Shipyards Swan Island Oregon Yard number43 Laid down22 October 1943 Launched9 December 1943 Completed24 December 1943 RefitSchlieker Werft West Germany 1960 1961 IdentificationIMO number 5150549 FateBroken up and partially incorporated into a new ship 1983 General characteristics after 1961 rebuild 1 TypeBulk carrier Tonnage16 628 GT 2 25 600 DWT Length730 ft 5 in 222 63 m o a Beam75 ft 23 m Depth39 ft 3 in 11 96 m Contents 1 Ship history 1 1 Oil tanker 1 2 Bulk carrier 2 References 3 External linksShip history editOil tanker edit The ship was built at the Kaiser Shipyard in Swan Island Oregon for the U S Maritime Commission as a Type T2 SE A1 tanker and launched on 9 December 1943 as the Grande Ronde 3 Grande Ronde was chartered to Los Angeles Tanker Operations Inc of Los Angeles California for wartime service primarily in the Pacific Theater This ship was 523 ft 6 in 159 56 m o a with a beam of 68 ft 21 m and 39 ft 3 in 11 96 m deep Powered by a 7 240 shp 5 399 kW GE steam turbine engine she had a deadweight tonnage of 16 600 tons and a capacity of 141 200 US bbl 16 840 000 L 4 450 000 US gal 3 700 000 imp gal of fuel oil 1 In 1948 the Grande Ronde was sold to the Cephalonian Maritime Company of Athens Greece Renamed Kate N L she operated in the Mediterranean Sea transporting petroleum products 1 Bulk carrier edit In 1960 she was sold to Leitch Transport Ltd of Toronto Ontario and towed to the Schlieker Werft shipyard in Hamburg West Germany to be converted to a bulk carrier The ship was extended to 730 ft 5 in 222 63 m with a beam of 75 ft 23 m giving her a deadweight tonnage of 25 600 tons 1 The ship renamed Hilda Marjanne returned to Canada in August 1961 for service on the Great Lakes transporting grain and iron ore 1 In 1975 she was one of three ships called to aid the search for survivors from the ill fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald which had gone down but stormy weather forced her to abandon her efforts leaving just the SS William Clay Ford and the SS Arthur M Anderson to continue the search 4 Hilda Marjanne was laid up at Hamilton Ontario on June 13 1983 The bows and midsection minus the forward wheelhouse stern accommodations and machinery of Hilda Marjanne were then joined to the stern section of the freighter Chimo at the Port Weller Dry Docks St Catharines Ontario The remaining unwanted sections of both ships were scrapped The new ship was completed on April 5 1984 as the bulk carrier Canadian Ranger which served as a grain transporter until laid up in 2008 She was scrapped in Aliaga Turkey in 2011 1 References edit a b c d e f Wharton George 2011 Canadian Ranger boatnerd com Retrieved 12 September 2012 HILDA MARJANNE shipspotting com 2012 Retrieved 12 September 2012 Colton Tim 2011 Kaiser Swan Island Shipyard shipbuildinghistory com Archived from the original on 19 October 2012 Retrieved 12 September 2012 Heidorn Keith C 2012 Weather Events The Edmund Fitzgerald Storm islandnet com Retrieved 12 September 2012 External links editVisser Auke 2012 Grande Ronde aukevisser nl Retrieved 12 September 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Hilda Marjanne amp oldid 1137808230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
