BARBATIA

Submitted by Kees Helder on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 11:12

About

Completed 1943 as Empire Gain for M.O.W.T (Hadley Shipping). 1946 purchased by STUK and renamed "BARBATIA". 1956 seized by Egypt during Suez Canal crisis and renamed Magd. 8-6-1967 sunk at southern end of Canal by air attack.

Also known as	Empire Gain Magd
IMO number	1169121
Call sign	GBYV
Construction number	752
Tonnage	5.100 ton
Beam	16m
Length overall	119m
Year of construction	1943
Year of renaming/broken up	1967
Service for Shell	1946 to 1956
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	B-class 5.100 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Sr. James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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