NANINIA

About

Completed 1943 as Empire Mac Mahon for M.O.W.T.(Anglo-Saxon) and converted as a Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MJ). 1946 converted to a tanker and purchased by Anglo-Saxon, renamed "NANINIA". 17-3-1960 arrived Hong Kong for scrap.

Also known as
Empire Mac Mahon
MAC
IMO number
1169173
Call sign
GBCX
Construction number
1677
Tonnage
12.166 ton
Beam
18m
Length overall
147m
Year of construction
1943
Year of renaming/broken up
1960
Service for Shell
1943 to 1960
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
Photo(s)

Comments

Sailors

Anecdotes

Date Visitor Anecdote
02/04/2014 - 15:26 Nick Charlton

I believe my Grandfather was the Captain of this ship for a time.

05/19/2009 - 22:20 Jim Rollinson

My anecdote about Naninia and the explosion is incorrect please ignore it. A senior moment I guess.

I joined Naninia in Singapore in June 1956 as 4th engineer and spent all my time with her in the Pacific and on the Australian coast. With a Chinese crew food was good and she was a very happy ship. I left her in March 1957 after 15months away as I had transferred from TES Trigonosemus in june 1956.

05/19/2009 - 21:16 Jim Rollinson

boarded along with two other engineers in South Atlantic after boiler explosion.
We spent seven days aboard repairing and sailing into Trinidad. I would like to trace the other two engineers but have no names.