Britamolene

1931                                         Britamolene                                   1963 (1982) 

Lawrence River canal size tanker

Built at Haverton Hill-on-Tees England by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Hull 200
Launched May 19, 1931

258’ LOA, 250’ LBP, 43’2” beam, 18’ depth
1 deck, oil-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 940 IHP

Enrolled at Toronto ON
250.0 x 43.3 x 17.9, 1931 GT, 1099 NT     Can 157343     to:
Britamolene Ltd., Toronto ON, a subsidiary of British-American Oil Co. (home port Toronto ON)

Entered service 1931

Fleet sold 1946 to Gayport Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON

Fleet sold 1959 to Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal QC (home port to
Montreal QC) and renamed Wave Transport 

Sold 1963 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes

Renamed Florence B. (Panama) 1963, Captain Theo 1967 and Rio Daule (Ecuador) 1973

Scrapped 1982

 IMO 5419995

 See history in Scanner Dec 1985 (#142)

 

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