Dredges Built in Canada Since WWII

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Most recent update: 28 August 2017.

Shipbuilder	Location	Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	GT	Built	Disposition
Allied SB	N. Vancouver BC	28	197443	P.W.D. No. 324	Dept. of Public Works	155	1954	Now D 224
Allied SB	N. Vancouver BC	51	189250	Pitt Polder No. 1		39	1956	Later Sagra 2
Allied SB	N. Vancouver BC	71	311167	P.W.D. No. 253	Dept. of Public Works	131	1957	Now D 253
Allied SB	N. Vancouver BC	83	311266	Halcyon Bay	Dept. of Public Works	14	1958	Now Beaver Delta II
Burrard DD	N. Vancouver BC	312	313905	Fort Langley	Dept. of Public Works	1,788	1961	Retired 1998
Canadian Vickers	Montreal QC	240	310822	Sandpiper	Standard Oil of New Jersey	1,902	1950	Later Swellmaster 1960, scrapped 1984
Canadian Vickers	Montreal QC	249	193605	P.W.D. No. 400	Dept. of Public Works	446	1950	Later D.P.W. No. 400 1966, BMD No. 400 1988
Canadian Vickers	Montreal QC	266	197991	Miki	St Lawrence Dredging Co Ltd.	281	1955	Later Mercedes III, retired 1999
Collingwood SB	Collingwood ON	216	383606	Canadian Argosy	Pitts Engineering Construction	951	1978	Active
Davie SB	Lauzon QC	602	311476	Fleur de Lys No. 1	Construction Aggregate Corp.	680	1954	Later William Oxby, retired 1999
Davie SB	Lauzon QC	695	Cameroon	Youpwe	Ports du Cameroon	1,808	1978
George T. Davie	Lauzon QC	59	197517	P.W.D. No. 401	Dept. of Public Works	512	1953	Now Rene Brazeau
George T. Davie	Lauzon QC	70		Fundy	J. P. Porter Co. ltd..	1,014	1957
George T. Davie	Lauzon QC	74	313395	P.W.D. No. 12	Dept. of Public Works	251	1960	Now D.A.2
Erieau SB	Erieau ON		322314	St. Mathias		43	1966	Active
Ferguson Industries	Pictou NS	103	192307	P.W.D. No. 120	Dept. of Public Works	383	1950	Later Nova Scotia, scrapped
Ferguson Industries	Pictou NS	106	197095	P.W.D. No. 22	Dept. of Public Works	532	1954	Active
Ferguson Industries	Pictou NS	122		Barbara W	L. E. Wellner Jr.	28	1955	Lost 1955
Ferguson Industries	Pictou NS	123	188503	Rebecca W	Maritime Dredging	23	1956	Active
Ferguson Industries	Pictou NS	144	313951	P.W.D. No. 125	Dept of Public Works	45	1962	Now D.3
Halifax SY	Halifax NS	24	326467	P.W.D. No. 141	Dept. of Public Works	21	1959
Halifax SY	Halifax NS	26	312719	P.W.D. No. 16	Dept. of Public Works	69	1960	Later Mighty Master
Kingston SB	Kingston ON	61		Pitts Merrit	C. A. Pitts Contractors	883	1957	Lost off Newfoundland 1977
Kingston SB	Kingston ON	67	189868	William B. Dilly	McNamara Construction	473	1957	Active
John Manly Ltd.	New Westminster BC		198170	Keluk		31	1955	Active
Marine Industries	Tracy QC	182	190502	P.W.D. No. 128	Dept. of Public Works	100	1948	Now D.7
Marine Industries	Tracy QC	183	190503	P.W.D. No. 129	Dept. of Public Works	100	1948	Now D.8
Marine Industries	Tracy QC	199	194535	Hydro Quebec	Beauharnois Light, Heat & Power	1,141	1952
Marine Industries	Tracy QC	225	188039	Manseau No. 102	Marine Industries Ltd.	1,334	1956
McKenzie Barge	N. Vancouver BC		320305	King Edward	JJM Construction	510	1953	Active
Port Arthur DD	Thunder Bay ON	115	322235	Clarence B. Randall	Caland Ore Company	1,088	1954	Now Canadian
Port Arthur DD	Thunder Bay ON	116		Joseph L. Block	Caland Ore Company	1,088	1954	Scrapped
Port Arthur DD	Thunder Bay ON		804429	Beaver St. Lawrence	Beaver Dredging Co. Ltd.	154	1984	Retired 2008
Port Weller DD	St. Catherines ON	26		Sir Andrew	Russell Construction	258	1957	Later Le Heron, retired
Port Weller DD	St. Catherines ON	27	189887	Andrew B	Russell Construction	388	1958	Retired 1996
Port Weller SY	St. Catherines ON		348352	Merganser		23	1958	Closed
Russel Brothers	Owen Sound ON		329241	La Maria Chapdelaine	Allains Sales & Service	43	1967	Active
Russel Brothers	Owen Sound ON		175569	P.W.D. No. 209	Dept. of Public Works	389	1949	Now D.P.W. No. 205
Russel Brothers	Owen Sound ON		313266	P.W.D. No. 30	Dept. of Public Works	34	1961	Now D.5
Russel Brothers	Owen Sound ON		318750	INCO Dredge No. 1	International Nickel	29	1962	Closed 1998
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	27		Provincial No. 2	Saint John Dredging	130	1949
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	29	195001	P.W.D. No. 21	Dept. of Public Works	714	1952	Later J.P.P. No. 530, now Rosaire
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	36		Steam Scow No. 1	Saint John Dry Dock	333	1954
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	41			Beaver Dredging
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	75		Irving Beaver	J. D. Irving Ltd	58	1965	Laid up 2013
Saint John SB	East Saint John NB	126	369850	Shovelmaster	Irving Group	592	1980	Active
Star SY	New Westminster BC		323573	Sceptre Columbia	Graymar Equipment	789	1965	Active
Star SY	New Westminster BC		323610	Sceptre Fraser	Graymar Equipment	777	1966	Active
Western Bridge	Vancouver BC	218	194645	P.W.D. No. 252	Dept. of Public Works	76	1951	Later D-252, closed
Western Bridge	Vancouver BC	227		Sylvia	Northern Transportation Co Ltd.	98	1951	Deleted
Yarrows	Esquimalt BC	130	197923	P.W.D. No. 322	Dept. of Public Works	836	1955	Now D.4

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