HORN SHELL (1) ex. HOWTH

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 13:07

About

Completed 1892 as four-masted barque Howth for R.Martin Dublin. 1918 acquired by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "HORN SHELL". Conversion to a twin-screw motor tanker. 1925 sold to Nippon as a storage hulk. 1926 sold for scrapping Japan.

Also known as	Howth
IMO number	1099741
Call sign	G...
Construction number	89
Tonnage	2.413 ton
Beam	14m
Length overall	95m
Year of construction	1892
Year of renaming/broken up	1926
Service for Shell	1918 to 1925
Cargo	Oil
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Workman Clark and Co Shipyard Belfast
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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Permalink Submitted by Joaquin Manuel Senen on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 19:44

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
08/28/2012 - 19:44	Joaquin Manuel Senen	my grandfather Juan Manuel cabanillas Ibiza Spain travel with this boat the shell horn and told my father that led the ship to put engine after traveling to sail