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Name / Owner: LONGUEAU IMO number: 5521162. (Soc. Maritime Nationale, [Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais]; reg: Le Havre).
Date photographed: November 11, 1959. One of a class of standard, post-WWII French ships, built in Canada, commonly seen in the iron ore trade in the 50s and 60s. Others included the JEAN DE MOULEZIN (IMO number: 5405061; 3,630 gt), DAKAR (ID number: 13451; 3,787 gt), and the S.N.A. series owned by Soc. Nat. D'Affretements of which I saw S.N.A. 1 (IMO number: 5303926; 3,787 gt) and S.N.A. 2 (IMO number: 5303938; 3,630 gt). These ships arrived laden with 4,750 tons of ore.
Year built / Builder: 1948, Burrard Dry Dock Co., N. Vancouver (yard no: 256).
Details: 3,630 gt (4,800 dwt).
History: Scrapped Bilbao September, 1968.
Others of the type seen: JEAN DE MOULEZIN built 1948-05 as the TERGNIER for Soc.Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais, Rouen, at Burrard's. 1954-63 JEAN DE MOULEZIN for Union Industrielle; 1963-68 HESPERIA for Etela-Suomen Laiva; 1968-72 CONSTANCE for N. Chryssicopoulos. Scrapped Vigo, January, 1972.
DAKAR completed at Davie Shipbuilding, Levis QC, 1947-12. Became the KWONG SHUN for Yuen On SS Co. in 1965 and foundered off Cape Engano in January, 1967.
S.N.A. 1 completed by Davie Shipbuilding, Levis QC, 1948-04. Became the IRINI MATHEOS in 1967. Broken up Gijon in September, 1972.
S.N.A. 1 completed by Burrard Dry Dock Co., N. Vancouver, 1948-01 as the VAIRES. Became the S.N.A. 2 in 1956; CYRTINA in 1963 and ERNA in 1966. Broken up Vado Ligure in October, 1972.
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