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Hitting the water is the largest tanker ever built by a Canadian shipyard
Hitting the water is the largest tanker ever built by a Canadian shipyard

Hitting the water is the largest tanker ever built by a Canadian shipyard

Date6/28/1948
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FormatPicture
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0014243F
First of three lake tankers being built at Collingwood, the Imperial Collingwood is shown as she took to the water Saturday in a perfect launching. Th(...)
First of three lake tankers being built at Collingwood, the Imperial Collingwood is shown as she took to the water Saturday in a perfect launching. Th(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/29/1947
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
Brennan, Pat
6/29/1988
A tanker plies the Great Lakes, now a target for many water-parched states south of the border
A tanker plies the Great Lakes, now a target for many water-parched states south of the border
Brennan, Pat
10/11/1983
Convoy of giant tankers arrives to carry away contaminated water used to cool the reactor
Convoy of giant tankers arrives to carry away contaminated water used to cool the reactor
Cooper, David
3/31/1979
Coming down: Let's hope Montreal 10-year-old Chantal Laforest completed this manoeuvre before hitting water yesterday
Coming down: Let's hope Montreal 10-year-old Chantal Laforest completed this manoeuvre before hitting water yesterday
Bull, Ron
4/18/1981
Largest Aircraft ever to land at Edmonton municipal airport was the new DC-7, the world's greatest cargo carrying plane, which arrived from Great Fall(...)
Largest Aircraft ever to land at Edmonton municipal airport was the new DC-7, the world's greatest cargo carrying plane, which arrived from Great Fall(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/16/1947
Largest First Nations event ever held this weekend
Largest First Nations event ever held this weekend
Toronto Star (Firm)
11/27/1997
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
Manchester concept, largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes, is unloading in Toronto
Griffin, Doug
5/30/1972
A gem of a show. The newest jewelry store, Royal de Versallies, opens on Bloor St. W. today with the largest diamond collection ever exhibited in Cana(...)
A gem of a show. The newest jewelry store, Royal de Versallies, opens on Bloor St. W. today with the largest diamond collection ever exhibited in Cana(...)
Power, Peter
11/7/1991
Santa Fund standout. It was the largest single donation ever made to The Star's Santa Fund - with the exception of estate bequests - $9,031 from White(...)
Santa Fund standout. It was the largest single donation ever made to The Star's Santa Fund - with the exception of estate bequests - $9,031 from White(...)
Beker, Jeanne
12/14/1979
Largest convention ever in Toronto was the Shriners', above, last year
Largest convention ever in Toronto was the Shriners', above, last year
Loek, Dick
6/29/1975
For power-hungry alberta, What may have been the largest piece of machinery ever unloaded in Toronto harbor came off the Manchester Faith on Saturday
For power-hungry alberta, What may have been the largest piece of machinery ever unloaded in Toronto harbor came off the Manchester Faith on Saturday
Darrell, Dick
5/3/1969