FRANQUELIN (1936, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRANQUELIN
Also known as:
PRINCE UNGAVA; JEAN-TALON; SOVEREIGN OPAL; FALCON III
Year of Build:
1936
Official Number:
161593
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
1517
Builder Name:
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Original Owner:
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
6
Propulsion Notes:
12" x 16" stroke engine built by Sulzer Bros Ltd, 1936
Hull Dimensions
Length:
251.3'
Beam:
43.9'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
2097
Tonnage (net):
1597
Final Disposition
Date:
1982
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1936 Owned Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co Ltd

1964 Owned North Shore Shipping Ltd; renamed PRINCE UNGAV

1967 Owned Desgagnes Navigation Co Ltd; renamed JEAN-TALON

1974 Owned Panamanian; renamed SOVEREIGN OPAL

1976 Renamed FALCON III

1982 Scrapped

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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