TRANSITER (1935, Tank Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TRANSITER
Also known as:
TRANSTREAM; WITSUPPLY
Year of Build:
1935
Official Number:
158633
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:
Tank Vessel
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
2513
Builder Name:
Horton Steel Works Ltd
Original Owner:
Transit Tankers & Terminals Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
2 oil
# Cylinders:
4
Propulsion Notes:
9" x 16 1/2" engine built by Aktic Atlas Diesel, 1935
Hull Dimensions
Length:
202'
Beam:
34'
Depth:
15.6'
Tonnage (gross):
1117
Tonnage (net):
996
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Cabo De La Vela, Colombia
Date:
17 Feb 1981
How:
Capsized and foundered while being towed to Cartagena for scrapping
Notes:
or February 23
History
Chronology:

1935 Owned Transit Tankers & Terminals Ltd

1941 Caught fire and exploded at River Rouge, MI; 2 lost; abandoned to underwriters

1942 Returned to owners; rebuilt and lengthened at Port Dalhousie, ONT by Muir Bros. Drydock Co; 242.5'; 1335 gross & 1119 net tons; renamed TRANSTREAM

1969 Owned Challenger Ltd; renamed WITSUPPLY

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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