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LUNAN

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date3 April 1946

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 216' x breadth 34' x depth 12' 2"
Gross Tonnage: 1023 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002491

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 795
Subsequent Name: MARIDAN C. (1959)

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel (coaster), 2 hatches, 6 derricks (4.5T) (2.3T), 3 masts, machinery aft, cruiser stern, riveted construction.

Owners:
1946: Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Co.
1959: Sold to Orleans Navigation Inc., Quebec.

General History:

Named by "Mrs Harold Sharp, wife of Mr Harold S. Sharp, a director of the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company Ltd. Self-trimming cargo type with raised quarter deck and open forecastle." 6 derricks operated by electric winches. "A very noticeable feature in this vessel is the superior cabins being provided for each man."
(Burntisland & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 39-40)

In 1950 a three year contract for services between April and November each year with the Newfoundland-Great Lakes Steamship Company, initially for two vessels, was signed. The following year the "PERTH" and the "LUNAN" sailed for Montreal. [http://www.dpandl.co.uk/history6.html]

Notes:
British Polar engine, type E627. 7 cylinders - 340mm bore x 570mm stroke, 1000 b.h.p. @ 225 r.p.m.
Propeller: 8'- 6" diameter, solid Stone's bronze

Burntisland & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 40 features photos of the following:
(1) People "gathered for launch"
(2) The "LUNAN" successfully launched
Burntisland & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 59:
(1) Photo of "LUNAN" - built for East Coast Trade

Photograph as "MARIDAN C." (early 70s): - [http://www.wellandcanal.ca/shiparc/desgagnes/maridanc/maridan.htm]