(1931) 1932 Britamoco 1970 (1974)
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size tanker
Built at Haverton Hill-on-Tees England by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Hull 209
Launched March 15, 1931
258’ LOA, 250’ LBP, 43’2” beam, 18’ depth
1 deck, oil-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP
Enrolled at
250.0 x 43.2 x 17.9, 1932 GT, 1085 NT Br 157359 to:
British American Oil Co., Halifax NS
Entered Great Lakes service June 19, 1932 carrying a cargo of oil from Montreal QC to Toronto (first trip up Welland Canal Aug 28, 1932; made 4 trips to Upper Lakes in 1932)
Transferred 1932 to Britamlube Ltd., Toronto ON, a subsidiary of British-American Oil Co. (home port to Toronto ON)
Enrolled Canadian at 1099 NT Can 157359
Fleet sold 1946 to Gayport Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON
Fleet sold 1959 to Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC) and vessel renamed Gulf Transport
Sides raised 1960 to trunk deck level
Remeasured to 25.4 depth and 2174 GT, 1218 NT
Sold 1970 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes
Renamed Nonna Valeria (Italy) 1970
Scrapped 1974 at LaSpezia Italy
IMO 5137705
See history in Scanner Dec 1985 (#142)
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Is there a ship’s manifest available for the period between 1944 – 1950?
My dad served on this ship. I’m trying to locate some historical detail of his life.
I do not have manifest information but my suggestion would be to post your question on the Information Search of boatnerd.com. This may be the most watched Q & A site going and is used by Lakes fans who have a wide variety of specific interests.
Sterling Berry
I was a porter on the Brit in 1952, we were running from Superior Wisconsin to Montreal Quebec.