From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
CO-OP 4
A full service fuel barge built at Goudy and Stevens Yard for New Bedford Seafood Co-operative at a cost of $225,000. This barge will be used to service a fleet of about 200 vessels . The barge can deliver 1,000 gallons of kerosene ; 24,000gallons of diesel fuel and 1,200 gallons of lube oils. It can also recover 2,44 gallons of waste liquids. The CO-OP 4 is 47 feet loa and 17 feet wide with an 8 foot depth. It is powered with a 25 foot craft powered by a GM diesel engine.