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Transit History

Created: 2023-12-21 11:12:35 AM
Last Edited: 2026-02-05 10:49:38 PM

Fuel Transport	Fuel Transport (1965/10)	Fuel Transport (1966)	Fuel Transport (1966/07)
Fuel Transport (1966/08/18)	Fuel Transport (1966/08/18)	Fuel Transport (1968/08/05)

IMO:

5122322

Details/Construction
Builder:	Furness Shipbuilding Company Ltd.	Location:	Haverton Hill on Tees, England	Hull #:	177
Keel Layed:	1929/12/17	Launched:	1930/04/29	Commissioned:	1930/05

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion steam engine (19", 33" & 54" x 42")	Output:	1500 ihp (1103 kW) - 9.5 knots
	Manufacturer:	North Eastern Marine Engineering Company Ltd. - Newcastle, England

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	78.6 m (258.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	2500
	Length (lbp):	76.2 m (250.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	1422
	Beam:	13.2 m (43.33 ft)	Dead Weight:	3925
	Depth:	7.5 m (24.5 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.6 m (21.75 ft)
	Change Description:	Data from the 1968/69 Lloyds Register

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
McColl-Frontenac Petroleum Inc. - Canada		1930/05	1931/01
S.S. Cyclo-Chief Ltd. - Canada		1931/01	1947/01
S.S. Texaco Chief Ltd. - Canada		1947/01	1955/01
Gayport Shipping Ltd. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada		1955/01	1959/01
Hall Corporation of Canada Ltd. - Montreal, Quebec, Canada		1959/01	1970/01
Witfuel Corporation - Nicaragua	West Indies Transport	1970/01	1984/01
Challenger Ltd. - Bermuda		1984/01	1987/01

Fleet	From	Until
Texaco Canada Ltd. - Toronto, Ontario	1947/01	1955/01
Gayport Shipping Ltd. - Toronto, Ontario	1955/01	1959/01
Hall Corporation of Canada - Toronto, Ontario	1959/01	1970/01

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Cyclo-Chief	1947/01
Texaco Chief	1955/01
Fuel Transporter	1959/01
Fuel Transport	1970/01
Witfuel	1984/01
Witwater	1987

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
UK 160729	Middlesborough, England			1930/05	1931/01
Can 160729	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	VGCQ		1931/01	1959/01
Can 160729	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	VGCQ		1959/01	1970/01
89/70	El Bluff, Nicaragua	WITF		1970/01	1984/01

Disposition
Description/Location	Vessel converted to a barge then passed out of documentation after 1987 - final disposition unknown
Arrival at Yard		Beached:		Work Began:
Lost				Date:

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