Federal Danube was constructed in 1980 by N. V. Cockerill Yards of Hoboken Belgium, as a gearless bulk carrier for Fednav LTD. She was one of several sister ships constructed of the same design at that time. She is 729’11’’ long, 76’07’’ wide, and 47’ deep, and is capable of carrying 35,630 Tons at a Mid-Summer draft of 31’10’’. Federal Danube is powered by a single 11,600 BHP B&W 6K67GF diesel engine.

On December 11, 1983, Federal Danube collided with the Beograd in Lake St. Louis on the St. Lawrence River. The Beograd began taking on water and was beached while Federal Danube received only cosmetic damage, proceeding to Toronto, Ontario, to unload. She later stopped at the Versatile Vickers shipyard in Montreal on December 31, 1983, for permanent repairs.

In 1994, management was shifted to Bay Ocean Management, and Federal Danube was renamed Lake Ontario and reflagged in the Marshall Islands. On May 4, 1999, Federal Danube was the first saltie of the season to call at Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Federal Danube became the fourth saltie to load taconite at the BN No. 5 ore dock in Superior, Wisconsin, on September 20, 2006, loading ore for the Mittal Steel Mill in Algeria.

In 2009, she was sold to Canada Steamship Lines, being reflagged Canadian and renamed Oakglen {3}.
Oakglen {3} remains in service today.

Written by Brendan Falkowski