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ANCYLUS

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

Completed 1935 as "ANCYLUS" for Anglo-Saxon. 1943-1946 served as MAC 5, conversion to Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MF) by Palmers Hebburn Dry Dock Hebburn. 1952 to Shell France and renamed "IMBRICARIA". 4-12-1954 arrived Spezia for scrap.

Also known as
MAC 5
Imbricaria
IMO number
1163559
Call sign
GYDK
Construction number
1491
Tonnage
12.260 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
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Shipbuilders Wallsend UK
Status
Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK
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Photo(s)

Sailors

Name Job Period Details
John Joseph Hughes engineer 1936 to 1937
William Loughlin 2nd officer 1938