Saint John Shipbuilding

Saint John Shipbuilding, East Saint John NB

Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. was established in 1923, concurrently with the construction of an 1150-foot graving dock. It was acquired by Irving interests in 1959 and renamed Saint John Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Ltd. The shipyard closed in 2003 and has been stripped. See it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 July 2021.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Vessel Type	GT	Completed	Disposition
1	150498	Kipawo	Dominion Atlantic Railway	Ferry	200	Oct-26	Now a theatre in Parrsboro NS
2		P. W. D. Pownal No. 2	Ministry of Public Works	Dredge	187	1929
3		P. W. D. No. 166	Ministry of Public Works	Barge	217	1929
4		P. W. D. No. 167	Ministry of Public Works	Barge	217	1929
5	173998	P. W. D. No. 168	Ministry of Public Works	Barge	402	1929	Later DD Scow 168
6	na	Saurel	Canadian Coast Guard	Icebreaker	1,176	Dec-29	Subcontracted to Vickers
7		Grand Manan II	Eastern Canada Coastal SS Ltd	Pass/Cargo	841	Feb-30	Capsized whilst loading at Santa Marta 1946
8	na	Linton	Eastern Canada Coastal SS Ltd	Cargo Ship	321	1930	Rebuild of older vessel
9	na	St. Heliers	Ministry of Transport	Cargo Ship	930	1930	Conversion
10	PV 1	Amherst (K 148)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940	5-Aug-41	Federacion 1946, scrapped 1956
11	PV 2	Sackville (K 181)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940	30-Dec-41	Museum ship at Halifax NS
12	PV 3	Moncton (K 139)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940	24-Apr-42	Willem Vinke 1953, scrapped 1966
13	na						Not used
14	na	Rockwood Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,877	Feb-43	La Grande Hermine 1947, Vianna 1951, Cap Falcon 1955, Licola 1963, scrapped 1971
15	na	Camp Sussex/Dartmouth Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,877	May-43	Captain Polemis 1946, Lumberman 1949, Chepo 1952, S.N.A. 6 1952, Tourliani 1964, scrapped 1974
16	na	Fawkner Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,910	Jan-44	Kooralya 1947, Mandarin Star 1960, Fortune Bay 1967, Dragonboat 1967, scrapped 1968
17	na	Taronga Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,884	Apr-44	Federal Ranger 1947, Maria Toft 1948, J.E.Manne 1951, J.E.M.Naess 1956, Hermes Leader 1963, Leader One 1969, Panagia M. 1971, Merian 1975, wrecked 1977
18	na	Bloomfield Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,884	Sep-44	Sundale 1948, Amigo 1958, Christian S. 1960, burnt in Barranquilla 1963
19	na	Oakmount Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,883	Jan-45	Oakmount 1947, Makena II 1948, Sugar Producer 1951, Curran 1956, Ocean Fortune 1957, Onbak Fadjarb 1968, deleted 1983
20	na	Argyle Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,894	Jun-45	Liverpool Packet 1946, Westport 1963, Athos 1965, Aramis 1968, scrapped 1976
21	na	Shakespeare Park	Govt of Canada (Park SS Co.)	Cargo Ship	2,895	Nov-45	Sunprince 1948, Salammanna 1959, scrapped 1964
22	na	Ottawa Mayview/Patricia Sweeney	W. L. Sweeney	Cargo Ship	518	Dec-46	Foundered 1957
23	na	Ottawa Maybeach/Mary Sweeney	W. L. Sweeney	Cargo Ship	520	Jan-47	Hulked 1966, scrapped 1985
24	na	Ottawa Maycloud/Blue Cloud	Blue Peter SS Ltd.	Cargo Ship	512	May-47	Blue Cape 1964, Avalon Trader 1968, Golden Penny 1976, Blue Cloud 1982, deleted 1999
25	na	Unnamed	Ministry of Public Works	Scow	180	1946
25?	190915	D. Co. No. 9					Closed 1997
26	na	Unnamed	Ministry of Public Works	Scow	180	1946
26?	194995	D. Co. No. 11					Closed 1997
27		Provincial No. 2	Saint John Dredging	Dredge	130	1949
27?	190907	Beaver No. 7					Closed 1996
28		D. D. No. 170	Saint John Dry Dock	Scow	404	1949
29	195001	P. W. D. No. 21	Ministry of Public Works	Dredge	714	1952	Later J.P.P. No. 530, Rosaire, now Ocean Borromee-Verreault
30	na	Fundy (MCB 145)	Royal Canadian Navy	Minesweeper	390	19-Mar-54	To France 1954 as La Dunkerquoise, retired 1985
31	na	Miramichi (MCB 150)	Royal Canadian Navy	Minesweeper	390	30-Jul-54	To France 1954 as La Lorientaise, retired 1984
32		St. Anthony (ATA 531)	Royal Canadian Navy	Tug	622	22-Feb-57	St. Anthony 1996, Longhorn I 2009, active
33	817728	St. Charles (ATA 533)	Royal Canadian Navy	Tug	622	7-Jun-57	Chebucto Sea 1994, Matterhorn 2009, suspended 2014
34	na	YMF 251	Royal Canadian Navy	Floating Crane	700	1957
35	195006	Abnaki	NB Dept. of Public Works	Ferry	105	1952	Closed 1999
36		Steam Scow No. 1	Saint John Dry Dock	Dredge	333	1954
36?	197485	Leconfield II					Closed 1996
37	197496	D. L. Mclaren	NB Dept. of Public Works	Ferry	134	1955
38		D. D. No. 145	Standard Dredging	Scow	404	1958
39	313118	Thomas Carleton	Canadian Coast Guard	Buoy Tender	1,217	Sep-60	Later 1003 1991, Cleveland Amory 1993
1040	311873	Petite Forte	Ministry of Transport	Passenger/Cargo	1,036	Sep-61	Good Samaritan 1985, Island Mercy 1994
1041	na		Beaver Dredging	Dredge
1041?	310805	Beaver No. 6					Closed 1996
1042	na		NB Dept. of Public Works	Launch		1960
1043	na	Loadmaster	Harbour Development Ltd.	Dredge	1,756	1962	Conversion
1044		J. D. No. 15	Irving Pulp & Paper	Barge	124	1961
1045	311874	Kelligrews	Ministry of Public Works	Tug	236	Nov-61	Later Keta V, sank 2000
1046	320936	Hudson	Canadian Coast Guard	Survey Vessel	3,721	Dec-63	Active
1047	319241	Hamiltonian	Eastern Lake Carriers	Bulk Carrier	18,192	Jun-62	Later Petite Hermine 1967, Canadian Hunter 1972, scrapped 1996
1048	319967	Newbrunswicker	Eastern Lake Carriers	Bulk Carrier	18,192	May-63	Later Grande Hermine 1967, Canadian Mariner 1972, scrapped 2007
1049	na	Irvingstream	Irving Oil	Tanker	15,185	Dec-62	Conversion
1050	318561	Fundy Bay	Frank Shepherd	Trawler	331	1963	Later Port Royal III, suspended 2009
1051		Courtenay Bay	Frank Shepherd	Trawler	331	May-63
1052	319712	Garland	Scotia Trawlers	Trawler	331	Oct-63	Suspended 2008
1053	319980	Suzanne P.	Fishermens Loan Board	Trawler	331	Nov-63	Closed 2005
1054		L. J. Penney		Trawler	296	1983	Contract suspended, not completed until 1983
1055	319984	Louise P.	Fishermens Loan Board	Trawler	330	Feb-64	Suspended 2008
1056		Irving Beech	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tug		1962
1057		Irving Oak	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tug		1962
1058
1059
1060	319990	M. J. Boylen	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Ore/Oil Carrier	21,372	Jul-64	H. 1060 1968, scrapped 1984
1061	319983	Irving Ours Polaire	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Tanker	4,944	Jan-64	Rexton Kent 1993, Rexton 1995, Nowrat Al Khalees 1998, Nada 1999, scrapped 2003
1062	319976	Surveymaster	Harbour Development Ltd.	Boat	12	1963	Closed 1996
?	326040	IV No. 12					Closed 1993
1063	326466	Irving Maple	Universal Sales Ltd.	Tug	487	Oct-66	Atlantic Maple 1998
1064	na	Irving Hemlock	Seaboard Transport Ltd.	Tanker	599	Mar-63	Conversion
1065	326462	Irving Dolphin	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tank Barge	1,126	Jun-66	Closed 2008
1066	326472	Irving Birch	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tug	827	Mar-67	Atlantic Birch 1999
1067		Irving Shark	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tank Barge	1,114	1964	Shark VII 1990, T 23 2004, active (Saint Kitts)
1068	na		Engineering Consultants Ltd	Tug	480		Cancelled
1069	319981	Irving Tuna	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tank Barge	1,082	1963	Closed 1992
1070	326459	H 1070	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Ore/Oil Carrier	21,200	Jul-66	Scrapped 1984
1071	na
1072	322550	Aime Gaudreau	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Tanker	1,903	Dec-64	Harcourt Kent 1993, Mor Blessing 1994, Zikko 1997
1073	322543	HD 3	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Tank Barge	324	1964
1074	322544	HD 2	Engineering Consultants Ltd	Tank Barge	324	1964
1075		Irving Beaver	J. D. Irving Ltd	Dredge	58	1965	Laid up 2013
1075?	322565	Depthmaster					Closed 2010
1076	322563	Grand Manan	J. D. Irving Ltd	Ferry	1,443	Sep-65	Grand Manan IV 1991, Grand Manan 1993, closed 2013
1077	na			Caisson
1078	na			Caisson
1079	na			Caisson
1080	na			Caisson
1081	na			Caisson
1082	326471	Irving Whale	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tank Barge	2,261	Dec-66	Now Atlantic Sea Lion
1083	323661	Leroy and Barry	Mathews Bros.	Trawler	126	1967	Hope Bay 1977, sank 2004
1084	328536	Senneville	Mohawk Navigation	Laker	18,845	Nov-67	Algoville 1994, now Tim S. Dool
1085	328511	Laurie Elizabeth	Swim Bros. Fisheries	Trawler	363	1967	Closed 1992
1086	328501	Scotia Bay	Superior Sea Products	Trawler	353	Jun-67	Sank 1979
1087	328502	Scotia Cape	Superior Sea Products	Trawler	353	Jun-67	Sank 1987
1088	328503	Scotia Point	Superior Sea Products	Trawler	353	Jun-67	Later Senator Don, now Tenacity I
1089	328504	Scotia Port	Superior Sea Products	Trawler	353	Aug-67	Now r/v Strait Signet
1090	na	Protecteur (AOR 509)	Royal Canadian Navy	Oiler	17,764	30-Aug-69	Scrapped 2016
1091	na	Preserver (AOR 510)	Royal Canadian Navy	Oiler	17,764	30-Jul-70	Active
1092	328099	Robert Foulis	Canadian Coast Guard	Buoy Tender	258	1969	Later 1998-01, sold 1999
1093	330504	Irving Beech	New Brunswick Publishing	Tug	294	May-69	Atlantic Beech 1998, active (Dominica)
1094		Lady Audette II	Superior Sea Products	Seiner	126	1969	Sank 1971
1095	330514	Marc Guylaine II	Superior Sea Products	Seiner	126	1969	Jean Marc IV 1972, Freeport 1974, active
1096		Lady Dorianne II	Superior Sea Productsjhyulg6y	Seiner	126	1969	Sank 1970
1097	330520	Irving Seahorse	J. D. Irving Ltd	Asphalt Barge	6,245	Mar-70	Sealion VII 1990, now Asphalt Lion
1098	331571	Princess of Acadia	Canadian Pacific Ltd.	Ferry	10,109	May-71	Scrapped 2017
1099		Johnny Norberg	Panarctic Oils Ltd.	Tank Barge	945	1969	Lost on first voyage
1100	330512	Cranemaster	J. D. Irving Ltd	Barge	1,236	1969
1101	331561	Irving Tamarack	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tug	86	Mar-70	Now Atlantic Tamarack
1102	331578	Lady Shippagan	Swim Bros. Fisheries	Trawler	366	1971	Active
1103	331576	J.D.I. 16	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tank Barge	553	1971	Active
1104		Irving Marigold	Swim Bros. Fisheries	Tanker	2,427	Feb-72	Popocatepetl 1978, Cora 2000, active (Mexico)
1105	Liberia	Esso Saint John	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	18,781	1972	Amazon Prosperity 1983, Amazzone 1987, Kappa Due 1989, Apollinare 1990, Capo Nord 1994, Fabrizia Prima 1999, scrapped 2000
1106	Liberia	Esso Halifax	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	18,798	1973	Endurance 1983, Endurance Glory 1986, Al Wataniah 1992, scrapped 1997
1107	Liberia	Esso Montreal	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	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
1108	345422	Irving Miami	Atlantic Towing	Tug	912	1973	Atlantic Hickory 1995, Pacific Hickory 2007, scrapped 2016
1109	345421	Irving Beaver	J. D. Irving Ltd	Floating Saw Mill	2,702	1973	Active
1110	345430	Irving Arctic	Kent Line Ltd.	Tanker	23,207	Oct-74	Arctica 2002, scrapped 2002
1111	Liberia	Esso Everett	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	21,619	May-75	Globosa 1985, Gebze 1985, scrapped 2003
1112	Liberia	Esso Toronto	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	21,619	Oct-75	Petromar Santa Cruz 1981, Esso Santa Cruz 1986, Ektor I 1995, scrapped 2003
1113	Liberia	Esso Providence	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	21,619	Feb-76	Petromar San Sebastian 1983, Esso San Sebastian 1990, Enias 1995
1114	Liberia	Esso Saint Petersburg	Esso Tankers Inc.	Tanker	21,619	1976	Saint John 1984, Saint John II 1987, Oslo Lady 1990, Armonia 1994, Ariston 1994, scrapped 2002
1115	369839	Irving Eskimo	Irving Oil	Tanker	23,377	Aug-80	Madonna 2005, scrapped 2007
1116	345423	HD 4	Canadian Veneers Co.	Tank Barge	705	1973	Closed 2008
1117		Dolores Swann	Dolores Navigation Co.	Tanker	19,855	Dec-76	Bali Sky 1984, Thanassis A. 1989, broke in two 1994
1118	Liberia	Erinna	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,656	Oct-77	White Star 1994, scrapped 2004
1119	Liberia	Etrema	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,656	Mar-78	Rosa 1994, Rosa T. 1999, Pontos 2002, Atlantica I 2003, scrapped 2006
1120	Liberia	Entalina	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,656	Jun-78	Amer Power 1997, Entalina 2001, scrapped 2007
1121	Liberia	Erodona	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,656	Oct-78	Normar Sovereign 1995, Champion Trader 1996, scrapped 2006
1122	Liberia	Ensis	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,239	Jan-79	Fairplay 1996, scrapped 2002
1123	Liberia	Elona	Shell Bermuda Ltd.	Tanker	19,239	Apr-79	Amber Energy 1995, Elona 2002, Ilona 2005, scrapped 2007
1124	na	Aime Gaudreau	J. D. Irving Ltd	Tanker	2,534	1974	Conversion
1125	na	Canadian Prospector	Niagara Finance Co.	Laker	18,527	1979	Conversion
1126	369850	Shovelmaster	Irving Group	Dredge	592	1980	Closed 2009
1127	na	Irving Seal	Irving Group	Tank Barge	1,395	1977	Conversion
1128	na	Algosea	Algoma Central	Laker	13,098	1980	Repowering
1129	na	Cape Breton Highlander	Upper Lakes Shipping	Laker	29,281	1980	Conversion
1130	369846	Irving Nordic	Irving Oil	Tanker	7,745	Oct-80	Wellington Kent 1993, Beffen 2004, Zenon Conquest 2005
1131	369826	Irving Elm	New Brunswick Publishing	Tug	427	Mar-80	Atlantic Elm 1998, active
1132	392930	Canmar Kigoriak	Dome Petroleum	AHTS	3,642	Sep-79	Kigoria 1997, Talagy 2003, Kigoriak 2010, active (Russia)
1133	369854	Irving Ocean	Irving Oil	Tanker	23,555	May-81	Athenian Liberty 1996, Ocean Liberty 2003, scrapped 2005
1134	369860	Irving Canada	Irving Oil	Tanker	23,555	Oct-81	Irina 2006, scrapped 2006
1135		HD 5	Irving Group	Tank Barge	705	1980
1136	801836	Abegweit	C. N. Marine	Ferry	13,483	Oct-82	Accrued Mariner 1999, Mariner 2004, scrapped 2004
1137	na		Dome Petroleum	Dredge			Cancelled
1138	Liberia	Bow Drill 3	Bow Valley Husky Ltd.	Semisubmersible	24,200	1984	Maersk Vinlander 1988, Glomar Grand Banks 1998, GSF Grand Banks 2004, active
?	802841	HD 6	Irving Group	Tank Barge	705	1986	Active
1139		Halifax (FFH 330)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	29-Jun-92	Active
1140		Vancouver (FFH 331)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	23-Aug-93	Active
1141		Toronto (FFH 332)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	29-Jul-93	Active
2222		Montreal (FFH 336)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	21-Jul-94	Active
2232		Fredericton (FFH 337)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	10-Sep-94	Active
2242		Winnipeg (FFH 338)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	23-Jun-95	Active
2252		Charlottetown (FFH 339)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	9-Sep-95	Active
2262		St. John's (FFH 340)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	26-Jun-96	Active
2272		Ottawa (FFH 341)	Royal Canadian Navy	Patrol Frigate	3,471	28-Sep-96	Active
1142		Kent Express	Kent Line	Containership	13,020	Sep-99	Tropic Atlantic 2001, Cala Panama 2004, Mando 2010, active (Antigua)
1143	822953	Kent Sprint	Kent Line	Containership	12,827	May-00	Tropic Canada 2001, Cala Progreso 2004, Mareno 2009, active (Antigua)

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