Methane – B-6400 – Kelly – Canonie 50 – A-410
1955-2023
Barge, Tanker;
Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 1955
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS
Hull #589
Registry: US 299305
IMO #–
Laid Down: 1954
Launch Date: 1954
Commissioned: January 1955
Paired Tugboats:
- John Purves
- Karen Andrie
- Mary E. Hannah
- Rebecca Lynn
- Sarah Andrie
- Barbara Andrie
Construction
A-410 was constructed in 1955 as the tank barge Methane by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS. She was most recently used as an asphalt transport barge for Andrie, Inc.
Modifications
- Lengthened, Norfolk Shipbuilding, Norfolk, VA, 1971
General Stats
Length Overall [Combined Tug & Barge]: —
Length Overall [Barge]: 335′
Breadth: 54′
Depth: 26’06”
Loaded Draft: 18’08”
Capacity: 41,000 Bbl.
Vessel Type: Tanker; Barge
Number of Cargo Holds: 5 Tanks
Primary Operations: Petroleum, Liquid Asphalt trades
History
Lineage
Methane – 1955-1963
Owner: Chicago Stockyards
Operator: Comstock Liquid Methane Corp., Wilmington, DE
Flag: United States
Home Port: —
B-6400 – 1963-1971
Owner: Allied Towing Corp.
Operator: Allied Towing
Flag: United States
Home Port: —
Kelly – 1971-1986
Owner: —
Operator: —
Flag: United States
Home Port: —
Canonie 50 – 1986-1993
Owner: Canonie Transportation Co., Muskegon, MI
Operator: Canonie Transportation Co.
Flag: United States
Home Port: —
A-410 – 1993-2023
Owner: Andrie Inc., Muskegon, MI
Operator: Andrie Inc.
Flag: United States
Home Port: Cleveland, OH
Her Story
A-410 was originally constructed by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, MS, as the methane tank barge Methane for Comstock Liquid Methane Corp. She was delivered in January of 1955. Methane was sold to Allied Towing Corp. in 1963, being renamed B-6400.
She was sold again in 1971 to an unknown buyer, being renamed Kelly. At this time, she was lengthened by Norfolk Shipbuilding of Norfolk, VA, and retrofitted for carrying liquid asphalt. In 1986, she was purchased by Canonie Transportation of Muskegon, MI, and brought to the Great Lakes. Kelly was renamed Canonie 50.
Canonie Transportation sold off its assets in 1993, and Andrie Inc. purchased the Canonie 50, among other vessels. She was renamed A-410, and continued her liquid asphalt trading on the Great Lakes. She was paired with several of Andrie’s tugs over the years, being pushed by John Purves, Karen Andrie, Barbara Andrie, Rebecca Lynn, and Sarah Andrie. For several brief periods, Andrie chartered the tug Mary E. Hannah to push her has well.
On November 27, 1994, A-410 broke loose from the tug John Purves and ran aground outside the Straits of Mackinac north of Bois Blanc Island. Lightering of her cargo of asphalt began on November 30, which took longer than normal due to the required heating of the cargo to be able to pump it. She was freed about a week later.
A-410 was laid up at the Mart Dock in Muskegon, MI, in 2018.
In late 2022 A-410 was sold for scrapping, and was towed to Port Colborne, ON, in January 2023 for scrapping at Marine Recycling Corp.’s yard at Port Colborne.
Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on April 18, 2023
Gallery
Sources
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