Also known as:

BIESSARD; POPLARBAY; TRANSLAKE; HALFUELER; M.I.L. FUELER

Year of Build:

1921

Built at:

Arles-Sur-Rhone, France

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Additional vessel types:

Barge; Tank Vessel

Hull Materials:

Steel

Builder Name:

Soc. Angiens Etab. Henri Satre

Original Owner:

French Government

Engine Type:

Triple expansion

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 9' 8" x 11' 6"

Propulsion Notes:

2 - 13 3/8"-19 1/4"-31 1/2" x 16 1/2" engine built by Soc. Des Moteurs La Chaliassiere; boilers built by Chantiers Nabals Et Chaudronneries

Length:

219.4'

Beam:

34.3'

Depth:

12.7'

Tonnage (gross):

1263

Tonnage (net):

664

Date:

1980

How:

Scrapped

1921 Owned French Government; renamed BIESSARD

1923 Owned Tree Line Navigation Co Ltd; renamed POPLARBAY; C 150833

1937 Owned Transit Tankers & Terminals Ltd; converted to tanker by Muir Bros, Port Dalhousie, ONT; renamed TRANSLAKE

1962 Owned Foundation Maritime Ltd; renamed HALFUELER

1963 Reduced to barge

1973 Owned Marine Industries Ltd; renamed M.I.L. FUELER

1975 Owned Paul E. Caron, Louiseville, QUE

1980 Scrapped