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Completed 1928 as "PAQUITA" for C.S.M. 1931 sold to Shell France and renamed "MEXPHALTE". 6-11-1940 seized by Germans. 16-9-1944 sunk in Kiel. 1950 as Mexphalte for Eveling and Poppel Hamburg. 1951 sold Nordtank and renamed Benno. 1960 sold Citerna France and renamed Alize. 1971 sold Greek Tanker Shipping and renamed Arkadia. 1988 to Gemi Sokum Tokaret and renamed Kadi. 17-4-1988 arrived Aliage for scrapping.

Also known as	Mexphalte Benno Alize Arkadia Kadi
IMO number	5011456
Call sign	TPEC / PJBF
Construction number	704
Tonnage	3.089 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	98m
Year of construction	1928
Year of renaming/broken up	1988
Service for Shell	1928 to 1940
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Lake Maracaibo Tankers
Flag state	Netherlands Antilles
Home port	Willemstad
Manager	Curacaosche Scheepvaart Maatschappij / C.S.M.
Shipyard	Sr. James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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