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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 23, No. 7 March, 1970 CHEMICAL TRANSPORT (Can. 329354) & INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT (Can. 329353) Photo by George Ayoub Built as HULLS 668 and 669 | pte at Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd., Lauzon, Que., and commissioned in uly, 1969, these tankers have of- ten been referred to as “sister ships. They have the same dimensions L.0.A. 391', L.B.P. and Keel 370', Beam 55', Depth 27'6". Gross reg- istered ¢onnage is 4,981 and 4,982 respectively. Net registered ton- nage is 3,629 and 3,630 respectively. Each can carry 67,900 barrels of gasoline at mid-summer draft of 22'9" in fresh water. Each has 24 tanks for its products. However, CHEMICAL TRANSPORT is equipped in some of its tanks for special purpose cargoes. These include chemi- cals such as caustic soda and liquid calcium chloride. It is for this reason that the name was picked by the owners. They have a relation- ship with the chemical industry which dictated construction of such a tanker. The INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT takes its name from the general re- lationship the owners have with heavy industry, particularly in the oil business, on the Great Lakes and Seaway. Each vessel is powered by a 3,300-shp multi-diesel power system. Fine bow features and a cruiser stern provide speeds in excess of those normally expected. John O. Greenwood