Whitefish Bay {2}
2013-Present
Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 2013
Builder: Chengxi Shipyard, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Hull #CX9303
Registry: CAN. 836914
IMO #9639880
Laid Down: —
Launch Date: July 23, 2012
Commissioned: September 2, 2013
Construction
The Whitefish Bay was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines. She is built to the maximum allowable dimensions for the Seaway.
The Whitefish Bay {2} was the third of CSL’s Trillium Class ships to be constructed, being one 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 were the Baie St. Paul {2}, Thunder Bay {3}, and Baie Comeau {2}, and the gearless Trillium vessels CSL Welland and CSL St-Laurent.
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, Kien, Germany
Engine Model: 6S50ME-B9; 6-Cylinder, slow speed
Number of Engines: 1
Rated HP: 11,729 BHP
History
Lineage
Whitefish Bay – 2013-Present
Owner: Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, QC
Operator: Canada Steamship Lines
Flag: Canada
Home Port: Montreal, QC
Her Story
The Whitefish Bay was constructed in 2013 as the third member of the Trillium Class ship for Canada Steamship Lines. The Whitefish Bay was the third of 6 Trillium class ships constructed and the third of four self-unloading Trillium class ships. She was launched on July 23, 2012, being christened in a joint ceremony with her sister Baie Comeau on November 16, 2012. She departed China for Canada on May 16, 2013, arriving at Montreal on August 25, 2013 where final preparations upon her entering of service were completed. She sailed up the St. Lawrence Seaway on September 2, 2013, to unload her cargo of ballast stone at Windsor, Ontario.
The Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay 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
Sources
“Whitefish Bay”. Canada Steamship Lines. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <https://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/whitefish_bay_-_new_version_2017.07_0.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. 4.17.
Wilush, Ted. “Whitefish Bay (2)”. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online. N.d. Accessed 10 June 2020. <http://boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/whitefishbay.htm>
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