Baie Comeau {2}
2013-Present
Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 2013
Builder: Chengxi Shipyard, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Hull #CX9304
Registry: CAN. 837075
IMO #9639892
Laid Down: —
Launch Date: September 21, 2012
Commissioned: September 2, 2013
Construction
The Baie Comeau was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines. She is built to the maximum allowable dimensions for the Seaway.
The Baie Comeau was the fourth of CSL’s Trillium Class ships to be constructed, being the final of four self-unloading sisters. The Trillium class ships featured highly automated systems and greater fuel efficiency and capacity than their other CSL fleetmates. Her sisters Baie St. Paul {2}, Thunder Bay {3}, and Whitefish Bay {2} entered service the year before, and the gearless Trillium vessels CSL Welland and CSL St-Laurent entered service in 2015.
Her self-unloading equipment consists of a dual hold belt leading to an aft loop-belt system to a 260′ deck-mounted boom.
Modifications
- Upgraded to Nova Scotia Class Certification, Verreault Shipyard, Les Mechins, Quebec, 2020.
General Stats
Length Overall: 739’10”
Length Between Perpendiculars: 730’04”
Breadth: 77’11”
Depth: 48’05”
Loaded Draft: 29’06”
Capacity: 37,690 Tons
Vessel Type: Loop-Belt Self-Unloader
Self-Unloading Boom Length: Aft-Mounted; 259’02”
Number of Cargo Holds: 5 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 5-5-5-5-5]
Number of Hatches: 25 [Dimensions: 57’04”x11’07”]
Primary Operations: Ore, Coal, Stone, Grain, Salt Trades
Propellers: 1 Controllable Pitch Propeller
Rudders: 1
Engineering Equipment
Original
Engine
Engine Type: Diesel Engine
Engine Manufacturer: M.A.N B&W, Augsburg, Germany
Engine Model: 6S50ME-B9
Number of Engines: 1
Rated HP: 11,729 BHP
History
Lineage
Baie Comeau – 2013-Present
Owner: Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, QC
Operator: Canada Steamship Lines
Flag: Canada
Home Port: Montreal, QC
Her Story
The Baie Comeau was constructed in 2013 as the fourth member of the Trillium Class ship for Canada Steamship Lines. The Baie Comeau was the fourth of 6 Trillium class ships constructed and the final of four self-unloading Trillium class ships. She was launched on September 21, 2012, being christened in a joint ceremony with her sister Whitefish Bay on November 16, 2012. She was completed on June 20, 2013, departing China for Canada 10 days later. She arrived at Montreal on August 25, 2013 where final preparations upon her entering of service were completed, and she sailed up the St. Lawrence Seaway on September 2, 2013, to unload her cargo of ballast stone at Windsor, Ontario.
The Baie Comeau was upgraded to Nova Scotia class certification in February of 2020 while receiving a routine drydocking and inspection. Additional hull strengthening was fitted while in drydock.
The Baie Comeau continues to be an active member of the Canada Steamship Lines fleet, hauling ore, coal, stone, grain, and salt across ports on the Great Lakes and Canadian east coast.
Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on June 10, 2020
Gallery
Baie Comeau on the St. Clair River, September 22, 2013. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
Baie Comeau on the St. Marys River, June 29, 2015. Photo by Roger LeLievre 
Baie Comeau at Port Colborne, Ontario, July 1, 2015. Photo by Isaac Pennock 
Baie Comeau, stern detail, at Port Huron, Michigan, June 28, 2017. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
Baie Comeau on Lake Huron, June 28, 2017. Photo by Daniel Lindner 
Baie Comeau on the St. Marys River, July 10, 2017. Photo by Roger LeLievre
Sources
“Baie Comeau”. Canada Steamship Lines. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <https://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/baie_comeau_-_new_version_2017.07.pdf>
“CSL’s Trillium Class Laker”. Canada Steamship Lines. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <https://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/csl_trillium_laker_brochure_en_-_spread.pdf>
Greenwood’s Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016, Harbor House Publishers, 2016. Pp. 4.6.
Wilush, Ted. “Baie Comeau (2)”. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <http://boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/BaieComeau.htm>
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