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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: John Irwin

Other name(s): Cyclo-Brave; Texaco-Brave

Ship owner: Don Mills; McColl-Frontenac Ltd.; Texaco Canada, Ltd.

Ship builder: Furness Shipbuilding Co., Haverton Hill on Tees, Durham, England

Engine builder: North Eastern Marine Engine Co., Sunderland, England

Year ship built: 1929

Year engine built: 1929

Final disposition: Scrapped in 1975.

Remarks:

Names:

(B) Cyclo-Brave

(C) Texaco-Brave

Owners:

(1) McColl-Frontenac, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

(2) Texaco Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec

(3) Don Mills

Registry number: C 160718

Hull number: 145

Vessel type: Tanker

Height: 24.2

Width: 43.3

Length: 250

Stroke length: 36

Gross tonnage: 1926

Net tonnage: 1116

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 17

Piston 2: 28

Piston 3: 46

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