Algonova (1968)

For other ships of the same name, see Algonova (2008).
History
Name:
  • Texaco Chief (1969-1986)
  • A.G. Farquharson (1986-1998)
  • Algonova (1998-2006)
  • Pacifico Trader (2007-present)
Port of registry: Panama City
Builder: Collingwood Shipbuilding
Yard number: 193
Laid down: 23 July 1968
Launched: 10 April 1969
Identification:
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Type: Oil tanker
Tonnage:
Length: 400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)
Beam: 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Draft: 22 ft 10 in (6.96 m)
Depth: 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
Ice class: Lloyd's Class 2
Propulsion:
Speed: 15 mph (24 km/h)
Capacity: 54,241 barrels (8,623.6 m3) oil

Algonova was a single-hulled oil tanker laid down on 23 July 1968 by Collingwood Shipbuilding of Collingwood, Ontario, as a crane vessel for Yankcanuck Steamships Ltd. of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In September 1968 the company decided not to build the ship, and the hull was sold to Texaco Canada Ltd., and redesigned as a single-hulled tanker. The ship was launched on 10 April 1969, and named Texaco Chief. She served on the Great Lakes, the Saint Lawrence River, and on the eastern coast of Canada. In 1986 the Texaco Chief was renamed A.G. Farquharson, after the former president and CEO of Texaco Canada, until laid up at Halifax in October 1996.[1]

The ship was purchased by Algoma Tankers Limited, a subsidiary of Algoma Central Corp., in early 1998 and renamed Algonova. She operated mainly between Sarnia and Thunder Bay, until new regulations requiring double-hulled tankers in North American ports came into force[1] in 2005.[3] A new double-hulled tanker of the same name was commissioned in 2008.[4]

In 2006 the ship was sold to the Belgrave Investors Corporation of Panama City, Panama, and renamed Pacifico Trader. In January 2007 she sailed for Panama, where she now operates as a bunker vessel.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wharton, George (2011). "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel - Algonova". boatnerd.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pacifico Trader - Vessel Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Construction Requirements for Oil Tankers". International Maritime Organization. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Algoma Central Corporation Acquires New Vessel Algoma Dartmouth". newswire.ca. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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