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Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Early 1900s and Wartime
Collingwood Shipbuilding, operating out of Collingwood, Ontario, built and launched many vessels in the early 1900s. It appears that most of these ships were intended for trade (e.g. on the Great Lakes) or transport rather than for military purposes, although some ships were co-opted for the war effort. A 1902 newspaper advertisement (announcing issued capital) cited grain and ore shipping as an important source of demand [1] Only in 1918 did the Imperial Munitions Board and the Royal Navy first buy ships from Collingwood, in the form of freighters and minesweepers, respectively. One of Collingwood’s most notable deals in this period was with the Imperial Oil Company, based in Sarnia, Ontario. Imperial Oil bought a total of 5 oil carriers from the shipbuilding company, starting with Royalite in 1916, followed by Iocolite, Sarnolite, Reginolite and finally Talaralite in 1918. In 1916, the company’s capital was worth 1.5 million dollars, and in that year its ownership changed hands.[2]
[1] COLLINGWOOD SHIPBUILDING CO. (1902, Aug 16). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1353732902?accountid=8612
[2] Special Despatch to, T. G. (1916, Dec 07). COLLINGWOOD SHIPBUILDING COMPANY CHANGES HANDS. The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1366145987?accountid=8612
Royalite, A Special Ship
Royalite, launced on Dec. 15, 1915 [3], was the first tanker to be built in Canada. Later named the Imperial Welland, she had a lengthy career of 49 years before being scrapped in 1965. She was originally intended for trade on the Great Lakes, but was used in WW1 on the East Coast, and even made a few trips across the Atlantic in that period. [4]
[3] Special Despatch to, T. G. (1915, Dec 16). OIL CARRIER LAUNCHED AT COLLINGWOOD YARD. The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1356195358?accountid=8612
Collingwood Shipbuilding Honor Roll
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Chaplain W. Barfoot *Lieut. E. Walker Sergt.-Maj. Ernest Ridgeway *C.S.M. Chas. E. Bellamy †C.S.M. Wm. F. Turner *Sergt. H.T. McDonald Sergt. T. Mitchell *Sergt. L. Carmichael Sergt. W. Brophy Sergt. Jas. Stockley Sergt. Wm. Brooker *Sergt. Wm. Mirrless Sergt. Fred. Macdonald Sergt. Robert Whitelaw ‡Sergt. Gordon Cameron Sergt. Howard Hughes Corp. Wilfred Foulis Corp. Ed. Gibson Corp. Fred. J. Mason *Corp. Chas. MacDonald Corp. Joseph Smith *Corp. W. Hollingshead Corp. G.H. Ridgeway *Corp. Allan Carmichael Military Medal ‡Corp. Alex. McLeod Lce.-Cpl. Andrew McQueen Lce.-Cpl. James Connell Lce.-Cpl. Chas. S. Embling †Private John Rowe Private Andrew G. Bowie Private Richard Hartley ¶Private Lawrence Hartley Private Andrew M. Cochrane Private Robert Duguid Private W.J. Gillett Private Fred. Stryker Private A.H. Semple Private C.H. Brown Private Jno. D. Fawcett Private Homer Glenn Private W. Stephenson *Private H. Currie *Private M. Emmerson ‡Private H. Sharpe †Private A. Yates *Private A. Shaffer ‡Private R. Perry *Private Frank J. Mason *Private Fred. Thomas Private John Ridgeway *Private Alex. Webber Private Ernest Reeves *Private Chas. Brindley Private Fred. Dover Private Thomas Kirby Private Harold Pratt ‡Private Thomas Sheppard Private John McGowan ‡Private Joseph Lagassie Private Frank Bessell Private Aubry Collins Private Hugh Todd *Private Cecil Brooks Private John Biss Cadet Alex. Connell, R.A.F. *Private Hunter Kerr †Private James McArthur †Private David McArthur Private Herbert Williamson *Private Howard Williamson *Private Harold Proctor Private William Barber ‡Private Harry Pullen ‡Private Angus McCoy Private Angus Holden Private Roy Plaxton Private George Young |
Private Gordon Bantten Private Arch. Bush ‡Private Cecil Pratt ‡Private Forest McKee Private Thomas Jones Private Fred. Burmister Private Harold Dawe Private Thomas Cooper ‡Private James Bevin, Jr. Private James Bevin *Private Abraham L. Gibson Private Henry Rainey *Private Norman Barry Private Norman Burmister Private Wesley Crone ‡Private Harold Clark ‡Private Harold Varley †Private John Byrnes Private Andrew Turner Private Angus Turner Private Norman Hawkins Private Fred. Deer Private J. Peterkin ‡Private Dalton Bailey ‡Private Alex. Connell *Private Ernest A. Bishop Private Robert Brophy †Private Frank Foreman *Private Arthur Griesbach ‡Private William G. Hedger Private Chas. J. Herbert Private A.E. King *Private James Mathie Private A.R. Mitchell Private Hilton Mitchell ‡Private Ernest Podmore Private John Riddell Private Clare A. Trott *Private Kenneth Carmichael Private Alex. Barnes Private Geo. Cheeseman ‡Private David Lowry Cadet Hubert Noble, R.A.F. Cadet Douglas Bemrose, R.A.F. †Cadet William Jackman, R.A.F. Died Cadet Bertram Richards, R.A.F. Private Britton Kennedy †Private Alvin Battenheimer Private Albert McLeod Private Cecil Ferguson Private D. McIntyre Private A. McNeill Private Henry Blanchard *Private Thomas Howard ‡Private Robert Soulsby Private H. Sparks Private R. Rowley †Private T. Foley Private J. Bricknell †Private F. Maw *Private J. Cropper *Private A. Bittit *Private Barton Vankoughnet *Private A. Brett †Private Roy McDonald †Private Paul Closen *Private Nick McRae Private Harry Campbell Private Jas. Dennison Private C. Shultz Private G.H. Watts Private Roy Carmichael, Prisoner Private Ed. Ridgeway †Private Chas. Furlong, Died †Private Chas. Armstrong Private Chas. Herbert |
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