Tankers built in Canada since World War II
Since the end of World War II, Canadian shipyards have built 77 tankers, all product/chemical carriers: the last of these was delivered in 1982 and none are in Canadian-flag service today, although several are still operating under foreign flags. If anyone has any corrections or additions to this table, please send them to info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 15 August 2015.
| Shipbuilder | Location | Hull# | O.N. | Original Name | Original Owner | GT | Completed | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied SB | N. Vancouver BC | 212 | 391372 | Imperial Nootka | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 126 | 1978 | Panama Star |
| Burrard DD | N. Vancouver BC | 344 | 331938 | Imperial Skeena | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 3,047 | Apr-70 | Ocean Courier (Panama) 2000, active |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 137 | 176114 | Imperial Collingwood | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 2,128 | Apr-48 | Seaway Trader 1979, Patricia II 1987, Balboa Trader (Panama) 1992, scrapped 1995 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 138 | 173214 | Imperial London | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 2,130 | Apr-48 | Tegucigalpa (Honduras) 1979, Congar 1980, barge 1996, scrapped 2002 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 139 | 173217 | Imperial Sarnia | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 4,580 | Oct-48 | Provmar Terminal II 1987, scrapped 2012 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 146 | 176115 | Imperial Leduc | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 12,595 | Apr-51 | Nipigon Bay 1955, scrapped 1989 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 147 | 193679 | Imperial Woodbend | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 12,639 | Apr-52 | Golden Hind 1954, scrapped 1986 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 148 | 194747 | B. A. Peerless | British American Oil | 12,638 | Oct-52 | Gulf Canada 1969, Coastal Canada 1984, scrapped 1990 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 161 | 188390 | Imperial Quebec | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 4,680 | 1957 | Sibyl W. 1987, Panama Trader (Belize) 1992, active |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 167 | 188392 | Tyee Shell | Shell Canada Ltd. | 1,599 | Oct-58 | Arctic Trader 1970, Rivershell 1983, Horizon Montreal 1995, Alycia 2004, New Horizons (Guyana) 2005, active |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 176 | 318681 | W. Harold Rea | Canadian Oil Cos. | 4,009 | Aug-62 | Eastern Shell 1970, Le Cedre 1991, Colon Trader (Panama) 1992, Cypress Point 2003, scrapped 2014 |
| Collingwood SB | Collingwood ON | 193 | 325749 | Texaco Chief | Texaco Canada Ltd. | 5,038 | Apr-69 | A. G. Farquharson 1986, Algonova 1998, scrapped 2007 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 595 | 194857 | Andros Venture | Andros Shipping | 17,987 | Nov-53 | Ainos 1962, Continental I 1962, Conoco Seca 1968, Leprechaun Spirit 1970, scrapped 1974 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 596 | 197519 | Andros Fortune | Andros Shipping | 18,504 | Aug-54 | Vermion 1962, Continental IV 1963, Conoco Arrow 1967, L. W. Chemical 1970, Valiant King 1973, Hyacinth 1974, scrapped 1975 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 616 | 300995 | Federal Monarch | Federal Petroleum | 26,912 | Sep-59 | Oswego Unity 1965, scrapped 1976 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 619 | 311777 | Emerillon | Papachristidis Tankers | 26,968 | Jul-60 | Scrapped 1979 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 629 | 314399 | Hudson Transport | Hall Corporation | 4,076 | Jun-62 | Scrapped 1985 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 653 | 323026 | James Transport | Hall Corporation | 4,700 | Jun-67 | Enerchem Travailleur 1986, Enerchem Dolphin (Barbados) 1995, Dolphin 1995, scrapped 2010 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 666 | 329352 | Imperial Bedford | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 9,500 | Aug-69 | Algofax 1998, Halifax 2004, scrapped 2004 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 668 | 329354 | Chemical Transport | Hall Corporation | 4,981 | Jul-69 | Enerchem Fusion 1986, Real Progress (Liberia) 1991, total loss 2001 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 669 | 329353 | Industrial Transport | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 4,982 | Aug-69 | Enerchem Refiner 1986, Canal Trader (Panama) 1999, scrapped 2011 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 676 | Greece | Kriti Star | Varnicos Primero | 42,470 | Apr-73 | Scrapped 2003 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 677 | Greece | Kriti Land | Varnicos Primero | 42,470 | Dec-73 | Scrapped 2003 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 678 | Greece | Kriti Wave | Varnicos Primero | 42,470 | Apr-74 | Scrapped 2003 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 685 | 356290 | Lucellum | Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd. | 23,736 | Jul-75 | Ciudad de Barrancabermeja 1978, Marvea 1987, Ravenna Trader 1989, Atlantic Sea 1991, Tn Topaz 1997, Quebec 1999, Slops X 2000, scrapped 2007 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 686 | 356989 | Lucerna | Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd. | 23,736 | Nov-75 | Al Arous 1988, Tank Queen 1989, Sitaxa 1991, Galea II 1996, Iona 2000, scrapped 2003 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 687 | U.K. | Ogden Saguenay | Ogden Transport | 23,462 | Mar-76 | Saguenay 1984, Patricia 1988, Ocean Queen 1988, scrapped 2004 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 688 | U.K. | Ogden Ottawa | Ogden Transport | 23,463 | Oct-76 | Ottawa 1984, Pamela 1988, Osco Chief 1988, Seaexplorer 1992, scrapped 2007 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 689 | 377243 | Athelmonarch | Athel Regent Tankers | 24,132 | May-77 | Alrai 1980, Baraka 1982, Lucerna 1983, Dakila 1986, Dagrun 1988, Quebec 1989, Silver Shing 1996, scrapped 1996 |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 690 | 377373 | Athelqueen | Athel Regent Tankers | 24,132 | Sep-77 | Altanin 1980, trapped in the Shatt-Al-Arab 1980 and written off |
| Davie SB | Lauzon QC | 704 | 370449 | L’Erable No. 1 | Branch Lines Ltd. | 7,743 | Jul-82 | Hubert Gaucher 1983, Rodin 1996, Olympic Pride (Nigeria) 2000, active |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 185 | 192522 | Willowbranch | Branch Lines Ltd. | 2,153 | May-50 | Scrapped 1978 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 197 | 192529 | Cedarbranch | Branch Lines Ltd. | 2,144 | Sep-51 | Secola 1979, Kito Maru 1980, scrapped 1985 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 238 | 310914 | Maplebranch | Branch Lines Ltd. | 4,463 | Jul-58 | L'Erable No. 1 1981, Tlatoani (Panama) 1982, scrapped 1988 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 269 | 312958 | J. Edouard Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,104 | Aug-61 | Edouard Simard 1967, Le Chene No. 1 1982, Enerchem Trader 1997, Silverhead 2000, scrapped 2003 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 305 | 319729 | Jos Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,102 | Jul-64 | Le Frene No. 1 1982, scrapped 1995 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 389 | 330048 | Lakeshell | Shell Canada Ltd. | 5,725 | Apr-69 | W. M. Vacy Ash 1987, Eltokaween 1997, scrapped 2003 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 396 | 331741 | Ludger Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,114 | May-70 | Le Saule No. 1 1982, Al Joul 1997, Navstar 3 2003, scrapped 2003 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 404 | 331744 | Arsene Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,844 | May-72 | Gaspe Transport 1979, Enerchem Avance 1986, Leona II 1993, Eringa (Nigeria) 1999, Lady Anna (St. Kitts) 2006, scrapped 2010 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 413 | 331754 | Leon Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,925 | Oct-74 | L'Orme No. 1 1982, Tradewind Ocean 1997, Amara 2001, Menna (Nigeria) 2008, active |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 415 | 331747 | Arthur Simard | Branch Lines Ltd. | 5,918 | Sep-73 | Le Cedre No. 1 1982, Cam Etinde 1987, Genesis Adventurer 2004, Venture (Eq. Guinea) 2010, scrapped 2011 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 434 | 370929 | Gulf Gatineau | Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. | 5,924 | Jul-76 | J. C. Phillips 1985, Tradewind Spirit 1995, Sir Michael (Nigeria) 2002, scrapped 2011 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 435 | 371448 | Gulf MacKenzie | Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. | 5,924 | Mar-77 | L. Rochette 1985, Tradewind Island 1995, Kemepade (Panama) 2003, active |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 436 | Cuba | Primero de Mayo | Empresa Nav Caribe | 6,640 | Jul-77 | Sea Shell 1992, Broose 1995 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 437 | Cuba | 24 de Febrero | Empresa Nav Caribe | 6,640 | Dec-77 | White Coast 1992, scrapped 2000 |
| Marine Industries | Tracy QC | 438 | Cuba | 5 de Septiembre | Empresa Nav Caribe | 6,640 | Jul-78 | Coral Reef 1995 |
| McKenzie Barge | N. Vancouver BC | 347185 | Imperial Tofino | Imperial Oil | 650 | 1973 | Later Sibyl W 1992 | |
| McKenzie Barge | N. Vancouver BC | 331306 | F.N. No. 1 | 379 | 1969 | Active | ||
| Northern SB | Bronte ON | 177636 | Peerless II | B-A Oil Co. | 59 | 1946 | Still active as a cruise boat in Muskoka ON | |
| Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 32 | 319263 | Imperial Lachine | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 734 | Jun-63 | Josee M. 2003, Murex 2003, Arca 2003, Arca I (Panama) 2016, active |
| Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 33 | 319264 | Imperial Verdun | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 734 | Aug-63 | Sillery (St. Vincent) 1979, active |
| Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 39 | 326037 | Imperial Acadia | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 7,068 | Apr-66 | Algoscotia 1998, Ralph Tucker (St. Vincent) 2001, Capt. Ralph Tucker 2001, Ralph Tucker 2004, scrapped 2004 |
| Port Weller DD | St. Catherines ON | 57 | 348195 | Imperial St. Clair | Imperial Oil Ltd. | 7,964 | Apr-74 | Algosar 1998, Genesis Explorer 2005, scrapped 2011 |
| Russel Brothers | Owen Sound ON | 318849 | Imperial Temagami | Imperial Oil | Suspended 2008 | |||
| Russel Brothers | Owen Sound ON | 193602 | Gary E | Imperial Oil | 13 | 1967 | ||
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1061 | 319983 | Irving Ours Polaire | Engineering Cons. | 4,944 | Jan-64 | Rexton Kent 1993, Rexton 1995, Nowrat Al Khalees 1998, Nada 1999, scrapped 2003 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1072 | 322550 | Aime Gaudreau | Engineering Cons. | 1,903 | Dec-64 | Harcourt Kent 1993, Mor Blessing 1994, Zikko (Nigeria) 1997 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1104 | na | Irving Marigold | Swim Bros. Fisheries | 2,427 | Feb-72 | Popocatepetl (Mexico) 1978, Cora 2000, active |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1105 | Liberia | Esso Saint John | Esso Tankers Inc. | 18,781 | 1972 | Amazon Prosperity 1983, Amazzone 1987, Kappa Due 1989, Apollinare 1990, Capo Nord 1994, Fabrizia Prima 1999, scrapped 2000 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1106 | Liberia | Esso Halifax | Esso Tankers Inc. | 18,798 | 1973 | Endurance 1983, Endurance Glory 1986, Al Wataniah 1992, scrapped 1997 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1107 | Liberia | Esso Montreal | Esso Tankers Inc. | 18,798 | Oct-73 | Amazon Pioneer 1983, Mare Di Giava 1987, Umberto D'Amato 1991, Rosa D'Amato 1996, Margherita 1997, Liano 1997, scrapped 2006 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1110 | 345430 | Irving Arctic | Kent Line Ltd. | 23,207 | Oct-74 | Arctica 2002, scrapped 2002 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1111 | Liberia | Esso Everett | Esso Tankers Inc. | 21,619 | May-75 | Globosa 1985, Gebze 1985, scrapped 2003 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1112 | Liberia | Esso Toronto | Esso Tankers Inc. | 21,619 | Oct-75 | Petromar Santa Cruz 1981, Esso Santa Cruz 1986, Ektor I 1995, scrapped 2003 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1113 | Liberia | Esso Providence | Esso Tankers Inc. | 21,619 | Feb-76 | Petromar San Sebastian 1983, Esso San Sebastian 1990, Enias 1995, scrapped 2003 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1114 | Liberia | Esso Saint Petersburg | Esso Tankers Inc. | 21,619 | 1976 | Saint John 1984, Saint John II 1987, Oslo Lady 1990, Armonia 1994, Ariston 1994, scrapped 2002 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1115 | 369839 | Irving Eskimo | Irving Oil | 23,377 | Aug-80 | Madonna 2005, scrapped 2007 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1117 | na | Dolores Swann | Dolores Navigation | 19,855 | Dec-76 | Bali Sky 1984, Thanassis A. 1989, broke in two 1994 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1118 | Liberia | Erinna | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | 19,656 | Oct-77 | White Star 1994, scrapped 2004 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1119 | Liberia | Etrema | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | 19,656 | Mar-78 | Rosa 1994, Rosa T. 1999, Pontos 2002, Atlantica I 2003, scrapped 2006 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1120 | Liberia | Entalina | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | 19,656 | Jun-78 | Amer Power 1997, Entalina 2001, scrapped 2007 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1121 | Liberia | Erodona | Shell Bermuda Ltd. | 19,656 | Oct-78 | Normar Sovereign 1995, Champion Trader 1996, scrapped 2006 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1122 | Liberia | Ensis | Lepton Shipping | 19,239 | Jan-79 | Fairplay 1996, scrapped 2002 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1123 | Liberia | Elona | Lepton Shipping | 19,239 | Apr-79 | Amber Energy 1995, Elona 2002, Ilona 2005, scrapped 2007 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1130 | 369846 | Irving Nordic | Irving Oil | 7,745 | Oct-80 | Wellington Kent 1993, Beffen 2004, Zenon Conquest (Nigeria) 2005, total loss 2012 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1133 | 369854 | Irving Ocean | Irving Oil | 23,555 | May-81 | Athenian Liberty 1996, Ocean Liberty 2003, scrapped 2005 |
| Saint John SB | Saint John NB | 1134 | 369860 | Irving Canada | Irving Oil | 23,555 | Oct-81 | Irina 2006, scrapped 2006 |