REDSTAR (1930, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
REDSTAR
Also known as:
REDFERN; ZENAVA
Year of Build:
1930
Official Number:
154910
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Bulk Freighter; Other
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
113
Builder Name:
Canadian Vickers Ltd
Original Owner:
Red Barge Line Ltd
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula
Date:
28 Apr 1971
How:
While under tow, caught fire and foundered
History
Chronology:

1930 Owned Red Barge Line Ltd

1931 Renamed REDFERN

1932 converted to bulk freighter; installation of 2 oil, 5 cylinder, 10" x 17", engines built by Atlas-Diesel A/B

1933 Owned North American Transports Ltd

1949 Owned Beaconsfield Steamship Ltd

1964 Owned Fisheries Products Ltd; converted to fish processing plant; renamed ZENAVA

1971 Caught fire and foundered April 28

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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