ALEXIA

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 02/17/2018 - 15:06

About

Completed 1935 as "ALEXIA" for Anglo-Saxon. 2-8-1940 damaged by torpedo by air raid. 11-9-1940 torpedoed by U510. Survived and salvaged. 1943-1945 served as MAC 3, conversion to Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MP) by T.W. Greenwell & Co Dry Docks Sunderland. 1951 sold to Shell France and renamed "IANTHINA". 17-8-1954 arrived Blyth for scrap.

Also known as	MAC 3 Ianthina
IMO number	1163571
Call sign	GYFY
Construction number	707
Tonnage	12.339 ton
Beam	18m
Length overall	147m
Year of construction	1935
Year of renaming/broken up	1954
Service for Shell	1935 to 1954
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Triple Twelve 12.000 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau Bremen Germany
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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