| Constructed from the stern section (pilothouse, engine room, and machinery) of the former coastal package freighter Chimo with the bow and midbody of the “T2” tanker converted lake bulk carrier Hilda Marjanne less her forward wheelhouse, stern accommodations, and machinery. The coastal package freighter Chimo (#323030) was built by Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC as hull #662; being launched June 27, 1967 for owners Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal, QC. The Hilda Marjanne was launched December 9, 1943 as the type “T2-SE-A1” ocean tanker Grande Ronde for the U.S. Maritime Commission, being chartered to Los Angeles Tanker Operations, Inc., Los Angeles, CA for wartime service. |