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Montreal Drydocks, Montreal QC

Most recent update: September 9, 2011.

Montreal Drydocks was set up by Hall Engineering at the start of WWI.  It was a repair yard, located on the site of the former Tate Bros. shipyard.  It was bought by Canadian Vickers in 1928 and was still operating in the 1960s, but why it closed and when are also unknown.  Can anyone please enlighten me?  The yard was located on the south side of the Wellington Basin, west of Mill Street: the site is now being redeveloped.  See it from the air on Google here.  If you can make any additions and/or corrections to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com

Hull # CN ON Name Pennant Type Tons Feet Built Disposition
1 473     HC 183 Stores Lighter   79 1943 Retained post-war, fate unknown
2 474 177948   HC 187 Stores Lighter   79 1943 Sold 1948 as Reno L, later Jeannot D
3 475     HC 188 Stores Lighter   79 1943 Retained post-war as YSF 203, fate unknown
4 537 368343 Heatherton W 22 Tug 462   1-Jun-44 Later ATA 527, sold as Robert H
5 538   Beaverton W 23 Tug 462   27-May-44 In collision and sank 1947
6 539 175492 Norton W 31 Tug 462   1944 Sold 1945 as W.A.C. No. 1, later Peninsula
7 540 172246 Alberton W 48 Tug 462   3-Oct-44 Sold 1947 as Alberton, later Averio
8 541 172245 Birchton W 35 Tug 462   4-Nov-44 Sold 1947 as Capitaine Simard
9 893 310539   HC 276 Stores Lighter   79 23-Jul-44 Sold 1957 as Canapro II, later Tomcod
10 894 329819   HC 277 Stores Lighter   79 23-Jul-44 Sold post-war as J.P.P. No. 5
11 898     HC 279 Water Barge   79 23-Jul-44 Sold 1947, fate unknown
12 899     HC 280 Water Barge   79 23-Jul-44 Retained post-war as YSO 207, fate unknown
13 941 178996   HC 278 Ammo Lighter   79 1944 Sold 1948 as Atlantic Salvage No. 1
    154478             Later M-88
    319258 N.H.B.M. No. 70   Deck Barge 168 100 1962 Now Raymond D
    319259 N.H.B.M. No. 79   Deck Barge 168 100 1962 Now Iqaluk II
    821873     Barge 76 66   Now VM/S 488