The tanker barge PML 2501 was built as Hull 36 by the Cenac Shipyard Division of the Cenac Towing Co. Ltd., in Houma, LA. The 302′ long by 52′ wide by 17′ deep vessel was completed as CTCO 2505 in 1980 and became part of the Cenac Towing Company fleet.
After 16 years of service, the barge was sold to Purvis Marine Limited in 1996 and taken to Bayship at Sturgeon Bay, WS. There the vessel received a double hull to meet pending environmental standards for tankers and the ship was re-registered in Canada as PML 2501 (C818823). It arrived at Sault Ste. Marine on Dec. 22, 1996, for winter work including the addition of a deckhouse and heating equipment.
PML 2501 loaded coal tar at the Algoma Steel plant on April 1, 1997, and set out on its maiden voyage for Hamilton, ON. The ship has seen considerable service traveling to each of the Great Lakes hauling chemicals or petroleum products and is frequently pushed by tug Anglian Lady.
Adapted with permission from “The Ships of the Purvis Marine Fleet” by Buck Longhurst, Skip Gillham.
| Barge Particulars | |
| Length | 302′ 00″ (92.05m) |
| Beam | 52′ 00″ (15.85m) |
| Depth | 17′ 00″ (5.18m) |
| Capacity | 1,954 tons |
| Previous Names | |
| CTCO 2505 | 1980 – 1996 |
| PML 2501 | 1996 – Today |