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CRENELLA

Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 11:48
About
Completed 1897 as Montcalm for British-African S.S. Liverpool. 1903 sold to Canadian Pacific Raiway. 1914 taken over Admirality. 1916 converted to a tanker and sold to Anglo-Saxon. Renamed "CRENELLA". 1917 to Shipping Controller. 1923 sold to Neilsen Whaling Norway for conversion to whaling depot ship and renamed Rey Alfonso. 1927 sold to Anglo Norse Haugesund and renamed Anglo Norse. 1929 sold Falklands Whaling and renamed Polar Chief. 1941 renamed Empire Chief. 1946 sold Salvesen Leith and renamed Polar Chief. 29-4-1952 arrived Dalmuir for scrap.
Also known as
Montcalm
Rey Alfonso
Anglo Norse
Polar Chief
Empire Chief
IMO number
1106869
Call sign
GFMT
Construction number
724
Tonnage
7.166 ton
Beam
18m
Length overall
148m
Year of construction
1897
Year of renaming/broken up
1952
Service for Shell
1916 to 1917
Cargo
Crude and white oil products
Class
Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state
Great Britain
Home port
London
Manager
Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard
Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Comp. Newcastle on Tyne UK
Status
Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK
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