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Submitted by Kees Helder on Sun, 04/05/2015 - 21:44

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Completed 1938 as "ALBERTA" for Shell France. 6-6-1941 torpedoed by British submarine Torbay. 9-6-1941 stranded and capsized while being raised.

IMO number	5614860
Call sign	FPGB
Construction number	69
Tonnage	3.357 ton
Beam	14m
Length overall	101m
Year of construction	1938
Year of renaming/broken up	1941
Service for Shell	1938 to 1941
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	France
Home port	Fos sur Mer
Manager	Societe Maritime Shell Francais
Shipyard	Nederlandsche Dok Maatschappij Amsterdam Holland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Societe Maritime Shell / Shell France

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Permalink Submitted by Issmail Abdelkader on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 13:35

Permalink Submitted by Dominique Leleu on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 14:25

Name	Job	Period	Details
Dominique Leleu	unknown	1940 to 1941	my father was belonging to the crew

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
01/16/2012 - 14:25	Dominique Leleu	My father, William G.H. Leleu, was the secon Captain on bord of the tanker "Alberta" when the ship was torpedoed by this British submarine (our allied) in 1941. My father had just the time to take the plate of its cabin door as a souvenir before leaving the sinking ship. Seven sailors were killed among the mecanics. It turns out that, years and years after this tragic event of the second world war, by an extraordinary hazard, my father got acquainted of the captain of this British submarine......
12/29/2009 - 13:35	Issmail Abdelkader	please Mr and Mrs.i like to work in your ship and i have 6month stile workink in ship tankers.on redy go to india and pakistan and itali and espan,i can speake inglish and frenche.think you