Like the KAMINISTIQUA (http://carlzboats.blogspot.ca/2012/07/salty-laker-kaministigua.html), the BIRCHGLEN is also 730' long and known as a 'Saltie-Laker'. Built in Scotland for Misener Transportation in 1983, she was christened as CANADA MARQUIS and designed to service the grain and ore trades in the Great Lakes, and switch to salt water operations in the three month off-season. Prior to CSL purchasing the vessel in 2002 and re-naming her BIRCHGLEN, she virtually saw the world while being owned by various Fednav Ltd. of Montreal worldwide divisions and was named FEDERAL RICHELIEU, FEDERAL MACKENZIE, and then just MACKENZIE.
Interesting stories of boats that I have photographed all over the world combined with a little humour, soul and my life experiences c):-D
Friday 24 August 2012
Saltie-Laker BIRCHGLEN
Like the KAMINISTIQUA (http://carlzboats.blogspot.ca/2012/07/salty-laker-kaministigua.html), the BIRCHGLEN is also 730' long and known as a 'Saltie-Laker'. Built in Scotland for Misener Transportation in 1983, she was christened as CANADA MARQUIS and designed to service the grain and ore trades in the Great Lakes, and switch to salt water operations in the three month off-season. Prior to CSL purchasing the vessel in 2002 and re-naming her BIRCHGLEN, she virtually saw the world while being owned by various Fednav Ltd. of Montreal worldwide divisions and was named FEDERAL RICHELIEU, FEDERAL MACKENZIE, and then just MACKENZIE.
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