Also known as:

ABOCOL

Year of Build:

1940

Official Number:

239491

Built at:

Charleston, North Carolina, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Additional vessel types:

Barge

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

5500

Builder Name:

Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co

Original Owner:

Erie & St. Lawrence Corp

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

2 oil

Propulsion Notes:

Engine built by Fairbanks, Morse & Co

Length:

281'

Beam:

42'

Depth:

16'

Tonnage (gross):

1623

Tonnage (net):

1327

1940 Owned Erie & St. Lawrence Corp

1954 Owned Powerbarge Corp

1956 Owned Toth Motorships Inc

1963 Owned Bamar Marine Co; renamed ABOCOL

1973 Converted to barge after grounding at Cartegna, Spain (Nov. 17, 1973)