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ORMER

Submitted by Kees Helder on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 23:14
About

Completed 1915 as Westerplatte for the German Navy. 1921 sold to Latvian Government and renamed Gauja. 1923 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "ORMER". 1952 sold to United British Oilfields. 1953 scrapped Trinidad.

Also known as
Westerplatte
Gauja
IMO number
1146703
Call sign
MLJR
Construction number
598
Tonnage
1.357 ton
Beam
11m
Length overall
78m
Year of construction
1915
Year of renaming/broken up
1953
Service for Shell
1923 to 1952
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
Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft Kiel Germany
Status
Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK
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