TRANSITER (1935, Tank Vessel)

Also known as:

TRANSTREAM; WITSUPPLY

Year of Build:

1935

Official Number:

158633

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

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

2 oil

# Cylinders:

4

Propulsion Notes:

9" x 16 1/2" engine built by Aktic Atlas Diesel, 1935

Length:

202'

Beam:

34'

Depth:

15.6'

Tonnage (gross):

1117

Tonnage (net):

996

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

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