BONAVENTURE at Corporation Quay Stockton 04.10.76,the identity of this ship/barge has been a mystery,maybe someone out there knows something about it??

Like Mick, this is a long-standing mystery it would be great to see resolved!

I covered one theory about her previous identity in one of my Short Sea World articles in Sea Breezes during the 1980s, as follows: Suffice to say, from ensuing correspondence either from this article or a similar posting on TEESSHIPS (which, however, I think must still be stuck in my old computer!!), it became quite clear the TEUNIKA sank, and remained sunk, so the BONAVENTURE was certainly not her!

Ron

TEUNIKA, looks different from Michael's photos but if she had been converted to a canteen ship, could have been much altered?


p.s. now I have looked in 'Gruno 1937-2002' Anderiesse & Spurling .... I would trust their research.
She carried the names 1936 WILHELMINA, 1948 VELOCITAS, 1949 WILLEM, 1952 MARKEN as cargo not a canteen barge, 1954 TEUNIKA and recorded as sunk as Ron mentions.
So it confirms that link is not good.
Will ask with my Dutch contacts re BONAVENTURE.

Re TEUNIKA see also: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=15711

R.

See also: viewtopic.php?f=115&t=17676

R.

Renamed MERMAID c 1986 viewtopic.php?f=49&t=12939&p=26499&hilit=bonaventure#p26499