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Jim Hoffman |
Great Lakes Fleet Page
Vessel Feature - Salarium
By Todd Davidson
The Nanticoke was launched on December 18, 1979, constructed by
Collingwood Shipyards for Canada Steamship Lines Inc. She has been
strengthened for ocean service and is considered to be of the "Nova
Scotia/St. Lawrence" class standards. The Nanticoke is 730' x 75' 8" x46'
6" and is powered by two Crossley-Pielstick diesel engines producing 9,000 h.p. and has a
mid-summer draft capacity of 35,100 tons. She is active in the ore, stone and
coal trades.
Canada Steamship Lines are known for their vessel utilizations and
experimentation, and during the Nanticoke's maiden year of service she took
part in the first ever direct unloading of coal to a deep ocean-going ship
while at sea. As we all know, this was a great success, and CSL continues to
actively use their vessels to discharge coal and iron ore cargos on the Gulf
of St. Lawrence and the Canso Straits.
The Nanticoke made history again during the 1997 navigation season as she
and 2 other sister ships, the Atlantic Huron and Atlantic Erie, participated
in one of the most complex and challenging projects ever taken on by Canada
Steamship Lines. The "Hibernia Challenge" as it was named called for CSL to
directly deliver magnetite ore into an offshore drilling platform for
ballasting the rig to the ocean floor. The project called for 411,000 tons of
the dense material to set the giant caissons firmly to the sea bed off the
coast of Newfoundland. The 3 ships were fitted with a Dutch designed
operating/discharging system where the magnetite had to be mixed with water to
form a slurry. Her forward most cargo hold was used specifically to house the
added machinery and pumps and a special discharge unit was attached ahead of
the bow.
The Nanticoke, Atlantic Huron and Erie each made 4 round trips from an
exclusively built ore dock in Newfoundland to the Hibernia platform, taking an
average of 12 days to complete the trip. The 3 CSL captains and officers
received advanced ship handling techniques and training while utilizing
simulators due to the often volatile sea conditions in the northern Atlantic.
On August 13, 1997, the Nanticoke delivered the last load of magnetite to the
project, and the specially designed equipment was removed from all three vessels
and each returned to their Great Lakes/Seaway trades. The Hibernia oil rig was
expected to produce up to 150,000 barrels per day and has a storage capacity
of over 1,000,000 barrels.
So, as long as CSL has the vision and
commitment to excellence, the Nanticoke and all of her sisters have a
great future still yet to come as they eye new markets to be explored
and current ones to be expanded.
In 2009 Nanticoke was renamed Salarium and chartered to Societe Quebecoise D'Exploration Miniere,
Ste-Foy, QC.
| Overall dimensions |
| Length |
730'00" |
| Beam |
75'08" |
| Depth |
46'06" |
| Capacity (tons) |
35,100 |
St. Lawrence River by Trois-Rivieres, QC 2009.
René Beauchamp |
Upbound Welland Canal, Apr. 15, 2010.
Paul Beesley |
Inbound Maumee Bay at Toledo, OH, Apr. 16, 2010.
Jim Hoffman |
Stuck in Toledo, 2001. Jim Hoffman |
Another view. Bob Densic |
Tugs work to free her. Bob Densic |
Another view. Dave Wobser |
Passing Detroit River Light, January, 2001. N. Schultheiss. |
Stuck in the ice |
Samuel Risley works to free her. |
Bow profile. |
With black hull. Todd Davidson |
Welland Canal. N.S. |
On the St. Lawrence River. Marc Piché |
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