BONAVISTA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date26 January 1956
Object NamePASSENGER AND CARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 214' 9" x breadth 35' 1" x depth 17' 2"
Gross Tonnage: 1174 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1174 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002540
Keywords
Yard Number: 852
Official Number: 198409
Fate: Scrapped in Quebec, Canada in 1993.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Passenger and cargo vessel, 2 decks, fitted for refrigerated cargoes, strengthened for ice.
Owners:
1956: Canadian National Railway Company
1993: 2525-415 Quebec Inc., Canada for scrapping.
General History:
26/01/1956: Launched 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.
In 1990 BONAVISTA was used as a stage prop for the movie "Cargo" by François Girard.
Notes:
Sister ship to the NONIA, both specially designed to operate as passenger and cargo vessels on the Newfoundland Coast. Strengthened for navigation in ice.
Engine: Fairbanks-Morse 8-cylinder diesel, 955 kW or 1,280 bhp built by Canadian Locomotive Company Ltd., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Speed - 12 knots
3 Cranes with a 4 tonne capacity
Information sources - Fairplay Internet Ship Register, Lloyds Registers & Marine News - The World Ship Society
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