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SHIPS THAT ISLAND TRANSPORT (Can. 157039) NEVER DIE. Steel oil tanker built for the No. 139 British-American Oil Co., by Furness Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd., (HULL 199) at Haverton-Hill-on-Tees, Great Britain, in 1931. original name, the BRITAMOIL, was an abbreviated form of her owner's name. Her With dimensions of 258' in length,43'3" in beam and 18' in depth, her tonnage was 1931 gross and 1099 net. Powered by a 900-hp triple-expansion steam engine with cylinders 17"-28"-46" by 36" stroke, she had a speed of 9 knots. Steam was supplied by one oil-fired scotch marine boiler. Designed for service on the Great Lakes coastal areas, she traded between B-A of petroleum products and in later years was operated for Shipping, Ltd., and marine terminals, carrying a variety British-American by Gayport of Toronto. Photos by Paul Sherlock In August of 1959, the entire B-A Great Lakes fleet (with the exception of B. A. PEERLESS) was sold to Hall Corporation of Canada and at this time BRITAMOIL was re- named ISLAND TRANSPORT. She was operated by Hall until Dec. 17, 1960, at which time she went into winter layup at Port Weller, a layup that was to last 24 years. Then, in April of 1963, she was pur- chased by Messrs. D'Alesio and Castaldi of She refit at Port Weller Dry Docks and on May 5 was re- christened ELBA with Livorno as her new port of registry. Livorno, Italy. underwent She left Port Weller on May 9 on the first leg of her journey to the Mediterra- nean where she will transport fuel oil be- tween Italian coastal ports. very happy with their new ship, expected Her crew, it would take one month to sail across the Atlantic. We wish them well and hope ELBA hasmany years of good sailing ahead of her. Paul Sherlock ‘THE DETROIT MARINE HISTORIAN is pul Editor, Curtis Haseltine, 13951 ae pees 23, Movorala, pe 7a0ae Cache bares, atrole aCapltich. 4 Assoe lawn, fanadian Associa a Jakes K. Kidd; 65 Husberview, forones 9, biished sonthly by The Marine iiatorteal Soelety of Detrott, Inc lace’ “Bal e Bait pohtgockate Editor-Historical, Waliida AL ~Current, Willian J, Luke, 1323 North- nH, Bascom, 100 Whitehall, Toronto 5,