1969 Texaco Chief 2 2004 (20
Steel twin-screw tanker
Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 193
Keel laid Feb 23, 1968; launched Dec 11, 1968
400’6” LOA, 369’9” LBP, 54’2” beam, 26’5” depth
1 deck, oil-fired diesel engines, 4000 BHP
Enrolled at
375.0 x 54.2 x 26.5, 5038 GT, 3164 NT Can 325749 to:
Texaco Canada Ltd., Toronto ON (home port Toronto ON)
Entered service April 1969
Transferred 1986 on long term charter to Societe Sofati/Soconav, Sorel QC
Renamed A. G. Farquharson 1986
Fleet renamed Socanav Inc., Montreal QC (Societe Canadienne de Navigation) 1987
Fleet purchased 1986 by Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto ON
Chartered 1997 season to Groupe Desgagnes Ltd., Montreal QC
Fleet sold 1998 to Algoma Tankers Inc., St. Catharines ON and vessel renamed Algonova.
Transferred 2004 to off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes
IMO 6903981
6905