The barge initially known as Beaubien No. 7 had the official number U.S. 166284 and had a gross tonnage of 639 tons. It was built in Ecorse, Michigan, in the year 1915. The barge had dimensions of 143.0 feet in length, 32.0 feet in width, and a draft of 6.4 feet.
At a later point, the barge underwent a name change and was renamed Dupuis No. 10 in 1931, as indicated in the Herman Runge List. The specific reasons for the name change are not provided in the available information.
