The Concrete Ships of WWI and WWII: An Experiment In Maritime Construction
WWI
Atlantus
Cape Fear
Cuyamaca
Dinsmore
Latham
Moffitt
Palo Alto
Peralta
Polias
San Pasqual
Sapona
Selma
WWII
Anderson
Aspdin
Chateliere
Considere
Cowham
Eckel
Grant
Hennibique
Humphrey
Kahn
Lesley
Meade
Merriman
Pasley
Pollard
Saylor
Slater
Smeaton
Talbot
Thatcher
Vicat
Vidal
Vitruvius
Wason
Barges
Quartz
YOGN 82
Breakwaters
Powell River
Kiptopeke
 

S.S. Emile N. Vidal

TheS.S. Emile N. Vidal was the last concrete ship built by McCloskey and Company in Tampa, Florida and launched on September 24, 1944. She was used as a store ship in the South Pacific and towed back to the United State after losing her propeller.

In 1947, she was converted to a barge and purchased by the Powell River Company one year later. The company then sold her to Pennsalt Chemical Corporation to be used for storage in Portland, Oregon. Finally Pennsalt sold her back to the Powell River Company in the 1960's and she added to their giant floating breakwater.

Location

The S.S. Emile N. Vidal is still afloat as part of a breakwater on the Powell River in British Columbia, Canada.

Photos

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(Courtesy of John Campbell)

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Vital Statistics

Gross Weight: 4,690 Tons
Net Weight: 2,738 Tons
Dimensions: 102.53 meters x 16.45 m x 10.66 m
Engine: T.3-cyl, Prescott Mehy Co.