General properties
IMO number:
5068459
Callsign:
CYDG
Vessel type:
SHD
Flag:
CA
Built in:
1922
Shipyard:
Yard number:
71
Physical properties
Length OA:
78.79 m
Length BP:
74.37 m
Width:
13.18 m
Depth:
6.10 m
Deadweight:
2569 tons
Number of engines:
1
Engine specs:
Tri. ex.19.5"-32"-56"x 6" by The Prescott Co.
Total power:
919 kW
About this page
Status:
Historical
Timeframe:
1922 to 1976
Review:
Scrapped
Last updated
6 months 2 weeks ago
About this equipment
Built for the National Sand & Materials Co.
Self unloading facilities
GT/NT: 1651/2015, O.N.: 141678 (Can)
Boilers converted from coal to to oil firing late 1940s
Laid up at end of 1973 season and did not operate again
(The Canadian government was concerned about the degree of erosion of the Lake Erie shoreline from removing sand from the lake bottom and in 1976 discontinued the vessel's license to take sand from the lake)
Sold for scrap 1976 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON and scrapped at Port Colborne.
Lots of images of TSHD CHARLeS DICK:
https://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/historic/perspectives/CharlesDick/defa...