Other name(s): Transford II
Ship owner: B. Line Steamship Co.; Cia Internacional de Productos; Meroe Transportation Co.; New England Steamship Co.; Standard Oil Company of Trinidad; Transford Corp.; Trinidad Leaseholds, LTD.; Trinidad Shipping Co., Ltd.
Ship builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey
Ship re-builder: United Dry Docks, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
Engine builder: H. G. Trout, Buffalo, New York
Year ship built: 1920
Year engine built: 1920
Final disposition: In Lloyds Register, 1974 and American Bureau, 1976 & 1981.
Notes:
On the Great Lakes in the 1930's. Sold to the British in 1940. Signal Letters MFDS.
Rebuilds: Converted to tanker by United Dry Docks, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, in 1934 (1703 gross / 1016 net).
British measures, 1940: 245 ft. x 40 ft. 2 in. x 17 ft. 7 in.; 1736 gross / 1106 net
a) Aquidaban (Paraguay, 1920-1923)
b) Aquidaban (United States, 1923-1925, US. 223068)
c) Transford II (United States, 1925-1940)
d) Transford II (Great Britain, 1940-1981, BR.171877)
Remarks:
Owners:
1) Cia Internacional de Productos (1920-1923)
2) (Intentionally blank), New York, N.Y. (1923-1925)
3) Meroe Transp. Co. (1925-1928)
4) B. Line Steamship Co., (1928-1929)
5) New England Steamship Co., (1929-1934)
6) Transford Corp. (1934-1940)
7) Trinidad Leaseholds, (1940-1945)
8) Standard Oil Company of Trinidad (1945- )
9) Trinidad Shipping Co., Ltd. (1956-1981)
Registry number: US.223058; BR.171877
Hull number: 2154
Height: 17.7 ft.
Width: 40.2 ft.
Length: 245 ft.
Stroke length: 20 in.
Gross tonnage: 1736
Net tonnage: 1106
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 11 in.
Piston 2: 18 in.
Piston 3: 29 in.